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gherao

ghe·rao [ gə rów ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle ghe·raoed, present participle ghe·rao·ing, 3rd person present singular ghe·raos)
Definition:
 
surround somebody as protest: to surround and detain an official, employer, or manager, usually at the workplace, as a political or industrial protest



noun  (plural ghe·raos)
Definition:
 
act of surrounding somebody as protest: the detainment of an official, employer, or manager, usually at the workplace, as a political or industrial protest

[Mid-20th century. < Hindi ghernā "surround"]
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