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noun
A general strike, shutdown, or other form of protest used in South Asia in which a substantial portion of the population stays home and does not report to work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia
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History
Borrowed from Hindi बंध (bandh, “closure”), from Sanskrit बन्ध (bandha). Doublet of bund (“a type of enclosure”).
