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noun
Alternative spelling of work-to-rule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
To work slowly by strictly following all work rules, usually in a work-to-rule job action, as part of unionized labor protest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: job action
History
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