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green ban

Meaning of "green ban" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREEN BAN

green ban


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEN BAN

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Green ban is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREEN BAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Green ban

A green ban is a form of strike action, usually taken by a trade union or other organised labour group, which is conducted for environmentalist or conservationist purposes.

Definition of green ban in the English dictionary

The definition of green ban in the dictionary is a trade union ban on any development that might be considered harmful to the environment.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREEN BAN

green alder · green algae · green around the gills · green bean · green beans · green belt · Green Beret · Green Berets · green card · green channel · green corn · Green Cross Code · green currency · green dragon · green fingers · Green Flag · green flash · green footprint · green gland · green glass

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREEN BAN

Alban · ban · Cuban · Durban · hosepipe ban · import ban · Kuban · Laban · Montauban · overtime ban · Seremban · Shaban · smoking ban · suburban · Taliban · test ban · touchline ban · turban · unban · urban

Synonyms and antonyms of green ban in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «green ban» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREEN BAN

Find out the translation of green ban to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of green ban from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «green ban» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

绿色禁令
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

prohibición verde
570 millions of speakers
en

English

green ban
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हरी प्रतिबंध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حظر الأخضر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

зеленый запрет
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

proibição verde
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সবুজ নিষেধাজ্ঞা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

interdiction vert
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Larangan hijau
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

grün Verbot
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

緑の禁止
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

녹색 금지
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ban ala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cấm xanh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பச்சை தடை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हिरवा प्रतिबंध
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Yeşil yasak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

divieto verde
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zakaz zielony
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

зелений заборона
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

ban verde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πράσινο απαγόρευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groen verbod
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grön förbud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grønn forbud
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of green ban

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN BAN»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEN BAN»

Discover the use of green ban in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to green ban and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Green Bans, Red Union: Environmental Activism and the New ...
In telling the colourful story that inspired many environmentalists and ordinary citizens - and gave the word 'green' an entirely new meaning - Meredith Burgmann and Verity Burgmann open a window on a period when Australian workers led the ...
Meredith Burgmann, Verity Burgmann, 1998
2
Unruly Cities?: Order/Disorder
ACTIVITY 5.5 Read the extract from Jakubowicz on the Green Ban Movement. Consider the following questions as you read. How does Jakubowicz account for the success of the Green Ban Movement period? What does he cite as the main ...
Chris Brook, Gerry Mooney, Steve Pile, 2006
3
Green Ban
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
4
Insect Repellents: Principles, Methods, and Uses
The four most effective repellents on stable flies were #3905 Skin-So-Soft® Bath Oil, #3909 Green Ban® (10% citronella, 2% peppermint, and other plant extracts) , #3902 Ultrathon, and #3907 Absorbine Jr. (Figure 9.4).* The three most ...
Mustapha Debboun, Stephen P. Frances, Daniel A. Strickman, 2006
5
Patriots
In mid-1973, Mundey coined the term 'green ban' to distinguish it from the traditional blackban. All existing blackbans, including the still-unresolved dispute at Kelly's Bush, immediately became green. Henceforth, according to Mundey, the ...
William Lines, 2008
6
Mother Jones Magazine
Essentially the Green Ban is a labor veto of socially and ecologically unsound plans. Mundey devised the strategy when a developer tried to move in on Kelly's Bush, the last remaining piece of Australia's bushland in Sydney. When local ...
7
Protest, Power, and Change: An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent ...
The most important examples were the green ban campaign in Sydney between 1971 and 1974 and the Franklin Dam action in the wilderness of Tasmania in 1982 and 1983. Both campaigns attracted worldwide attention. The first green ban ...
Roger Powers S, 2012
8
New Scientist
The most vicious battle was over a $500 million high-rise development scheme for the Rocks, a picturesque and predominantly working-class district alongside Sydney Harbour. The BLF slapped a green ban on the whole scheme, and carried ...
9
Finding a Common Interest: The Story of Dick Dusseldorp and ...
The term 'Green Ban' was itself first coined by Jack Mundey in February 1973, according to the authors of a major study of the BLF's environmental activism in this period, 'to distinguish [the new form of action] from the traditional union black  ...
Lindie Clark, 2002
10
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Construction Industry
The union action, which became known as a 'green ban', was successful and the Kelly's Bush open public reserve was saved. The action resulted in many more community groups seeking help from the BLF to protect heritage sites. By 1974 ...
Mike Murray, Andrew Dainty, Michael Murray, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEN BAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term green ban is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beyond green ban: Perils of life in Asia's largest truck pit
Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in Outer Delhi is home to thousands of drivers, transporters, sex workers, mechanics and truck artists. «Hindustan Times, Apr 15»
2
You can't put that there…the Public Art dilemma
... 1970s with the Green Ban Movement, where he explained one of the 'underpinning understandings was that the city was a type of commons; ... «ArtsHub, Mar 15»
3
China's green ban hitting Aussie coal exporters hard
China's green ban hitting Aussie coal exporters hard. Cecilia Jamasmie ... China's green ban hitting Aussie coal exporters hard. The ban is ... «MINING.com, Jan 15»
4
New bill aims to snuff out teen e-cigarette sales
Tags University of Hawaii Cancer Center e-cigarettes Senator Josh Green ban bill Hawaii. Comments ( 0 ). Print. Recommended. by Taboolaby ... «KITV Honolulu, Jan 15»
5
Change the world, not the climate
There is a precedent in the Australian green ban movement of the 1970s, when building workers refused to do environmentally damaging ... «International Socialism Journal, Jan 15»
6
Public housing at what price?
The BLF slammed a "green ban" on this working-class area, full of maritime workers and their families, and the project was dropped. Nita died ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
7
Sand mafia mocks green ban, carries on dredging unabated
Thane: Notwithstanding the ban on sand dredging, the extraction of natural resources from river and creek beds in Thane district continues ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
8
Socialist candidate slams Newcastle rail cuts
Tony O'Beirne, Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) and Green Ban organiser in Sydney and Newcastle during the 1970s, also spoke at the ... «Green Left Weekly, Oct 14»
9
Thousands turn out to support Millers Point
Barney Gardner reported that the Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union committee of management has decided to place a green ban on ... «Green Left Weekly, Sep 14»
10
China's green ban will hit hard on coal exports
China's green ban will hit hard on coal exports. Share; Share via Email · Share on Google Plus · Post on facebook wall · Share on twitter · Post ... «The Australian Financial Review, Sep 14»
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