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Meaning of "gherao" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GHERAO

From Hindi gherna to besiege.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GHERAO

gherao  [ɡɛˈraʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHERAO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gherao is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GHERAO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gherao

Gherao, meaning "encirclement," is a word originally from Hindi. It denotes a tactic used by labour activists and union leaders in India. Usually, a group of people would surround a politician or a government building until their demands are met, or answers given. This principle was introduced as a formal means of protest in the labour sector by Subodh Banarjee, the PWD and Labor Minister in the 1967 and 1969 United Front Governments of West Bengal, respectively. Owing to its popularity and intensity as a new method of labour action the word “gherao” was inducted into the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, 2004. Page 598 has the following entry: “Gherao: n. Indian; a protest in which workers prevent employers leaving a place of work until demands are met; Origin: From Hindi” and Subodh Banarjee was referred to as the Gherao minister. In usage, the past tense of the verb, gheraoed, is more common.

Definition of gherao in the English dictionary

The definition of gherao in the dictionary is a form of industrial action in India in which workers imprison their employers on the premises until their demands are met.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GHERAO


arow
əˈraʊ
Arrau
əˈraʊ
brow
braʊ
drow
draʊ
eyebrow
ˈaɪˌbraʊ
feldgrau
ˈfeltˌɡraʊ
Frau
fraʊ
hausfrau
ˈhaʊsˌfraʊ
highbrow
ˈhaɪˌbraʊ
lowbrow
ˈləʊˌbraʊ
middlebrow
ˈmɪdəlˌbraʊ
monobrow
ˈmɒnəʊˌbraʊ
overbrow
ˌəʊvəˈbraʊ
prau
praʊ
prow
praʊ
tamarao
ˈtæməˌraʊ
tamarau
ˈtæməˌraʊ
Tarau
ˈtɑːraʊ
unibrow
ˈjuːnɪˌbraʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GHERAO

ghaut
ghazal
Ghazali
ghazi
Ghazzah
GHB
Gheber
Ghebre
ghee
Ghent
Gheorghiu
gherkin
ghetto
ghetto blaster
ghetto fabulous
ghettoisation
ghettoise
ghettoization
ghettoize

WORDS THAT END LIKE GHERAO

ao
bacalao
Bilbao
cacao
Callao
chao
chiao
ciao
Davao
Gao
Hu Jintao
jiao
Lao
Liao
Macao
Mindanao
Qingdao
Takao
Tao
urao

Synonyms and antonyms of gherao in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gherao» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHERAO

Find out the translation of gherao to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gherao from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gherao» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gherao
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gherao
570 millions of speakers

English

gherao
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gherao
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gherao
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gherao
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gherao
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘেরাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gherao
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gherao
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gherao
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gherao
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gherao
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gherao
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gherao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gherao
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घ्रावरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gherao
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gherao
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gherao
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gherao
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gherao
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gherao
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gherao
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gherao
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gherao
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gherao

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GHERAO»

The term «gherao» is normally little used and occupies the 127.773 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GHERAO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gherao» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gherao» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gherao

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHERAO»

Discover the use of gherao in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gherao and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Language Teaching In IndiaProblems And Issues
'Gherao' is by far the most widely used of these words. The English equivalents to 'gherao' are 'surround' and 'siege'. "Half an hour siege of X's house' was a headline in the Searchlight, Patna, (6.xi.1974). The Statesman had a headline ...
Qaiser Zoha Alam, 1998
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The Novels of Arun Joshi: A Critical Study
The Gherao in particular deals with "the agony and the hopelessness that divide one generation from another."29 The principal of a college depicted in it is an alienated man whose son and daughter-in-law have become indifferent to him.
Shankar Kumar, 2003
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Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, and Labour Legislation
The Court which gave its judgement in September 1967, held that gherao which involved wrongful restraint on a person belonging to a management, was a cognizable offence punishable under sections 339 and 340 of the Indian Penal Code ...
Sinha, 2004
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Textbook on Labour & Industrial Law
But in refined form this method is used by the workmen to force the management to accept their demands, Gherao may also be compared to blockade in international law. It blocks ingress and egress of any1 person supporting the employer.
Dr. H.K. Saharay
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Labour Productivity In Indian Industry
Z8l. K-n.nptq. tm_tp.1 ._-. -.ttntt-p'tar. JHOQIT]. ll-5-81 (2 P.M.) to 21-5-81 2 P.M. (4 -6-81) to s. 4. Stoppage of work in CRM 5.- Stoppage of work and gherao in Steel Foundry 1979 1. Gherao in SP(O) 2. Stoppage of work gherao in machine ...
M. K. Singh, 1989
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The Police in India
There are innumerable instances of "Gherao" which had resulted in considerable disturbances of public peace and tranquillity, and loss of human life and property, and yet "Gherao" is considered to be the most innocuous methodology and ...
M. B. Chande, 1997
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Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism: Retreat Or ...
Agitation started by the industrial workers in 1968 soon acquired a more radical shape and workers adopted a range of tactics including gherao (encirclement) of factories and mills. This tactic was not new: communists of Indian Bengal, Bihar ...
Bryn Jones, Mike O'Donnell, 2012
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Personnel Management & Industrial Relations, 10E
Thereafter, gherao often degenerates into other criminal activities such as intimidation and even assault. Modern experience in India has indicated that this gherao movement is not confined to the industrial sector having been now extended to ...
R S Davar, 2009
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Indian English Through Newspapers
When the Indian word 'gherao' is taken into British English usage, the 'head' morpheme 'gherao' remains intact. And the formula of pluralisation of British English (B.E.) is applied to it in case they want to use it plurally. Ex. 'gheraos', past tense ...
Asima Ranjan Parhi, 2008
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Comparative Politics
In this chapter, we shall, therefore, deal with four techniques——lobbying, strike, bandh and gherao, the last two being peculiarly Indian and that have had their manifestation over the last few years. Lobbying Lobbying is a favourite technique  ...
J. C. Johari, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHERAO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gherao is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bihar cricketers plan to gherao Dalmiya's residence on July 25
Patna: Cricketers and officials of Bihar on Saturday decided to gherao BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya's house at Kolkata on July 25 in ... «The Shillong Times, Jul 15»
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Agitating guest teachers take their fight to Delhi
A teacher's leader said they had assembled here to “gherao” the bhawan and not allow the Chief Minister, who was scheduled to arrive here to ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Tribal Protests Stall Ash Pond Work
Meanwhile, Tirkey told mediapersons on Friday that tribal protestors would gherao Rourkela police headquarters on July 13 to protest police ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Hundreds of NEFIS activists gherao Manipur Bhawan, condemn …
A large number of students from different regions of North-East, led by North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) gathered and ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»
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Youth bodies 'ban' Akalis' entry in Muktsar village
If Sukhbir Singh Badal or any other leader tries to enter this village, we will gherao him. We also demand action against DIG Amar Singh ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
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Teachers' stir continues, one attempts self-immolation
... the release of their colleagues arrested in Bathinda, then began to gherao sub-divisional magistrate Nidhi Kalotra, who was sitting nearby. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Farmers to gherao Vidhan Sabha against eviction from forest land
The HKS and growers' association announced that the farmers would gherao the Vidhan Sabha during the upcoming monsoon session on the ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
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Mahila Congress workers to gherao Parliament on Aug 8
With Congress upping the ante against Modi government on issues including 'Lalitgate', and Vyapam, its women wing will hold a 'gherao' of ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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One student killed in clash with police in Imphal, curfew imposed
However, the Speaker was at his official residence and attended office. The gherao was later withdrawn, police said. (With PTI inputs). «Zee News, Jul 15»
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Irked over dug-up roads, residents gherao ADB officials
DEHRDUN: More than 30 residents of Bhramanwala area on Friday gheraod two ADB officials for digging up Rochipura-Brahamanwala route ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Gherao [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gherao>. May 2024 ».
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