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PRONUNCIATION OF WINTER OF DISCONTENT

Winter of Discontent  [ˈwɪntəʳ əv ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt] play
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WHAT DOES WINTER OF DISCONTENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Winter of Discontent

Winter of Discontent

The Winter of Discontent refers to the winter of 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, during which there were widespread strikes by public sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises, following the ongoing pay caps of the Labour Party government led by James Callaghan against Trades Union Congress opposition to control inflation, during the coldest winter for 16 years. The strikes were a result of the Labour government's attempt to control inflation by a forced departure from their social contract with the unions by imposing rules on the public sector that pay rises be kept below 5%, to control inflation in itself and as an example to the private sector. However, some employees' unions conducted their negotiations within mutually agreed limits above this limit with employers. While the strikes were largely over by February 1979, the government's inability to contain the strikes earlier helped lead to Margaret Thatcher's Conservative victory in the 1979 general election and legislation to restrict unions. Public sector employee strike actions included an unofficial strike by gravediggers working in Liverpool and Tameside, and strikes by refuse collectors.

Definition of Winter of Discontent in the English dictionary

The definition of Winter of Discontent in the dictionary is the winter of 1978--1979, during which numerous strikes, esp by local authority workers, took place against a background of a government pay freeze.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINTER OF DISCONTENT


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comment
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content
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discontent
ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt
distent
dɪsˈtɛnt
event
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extent
ɪkˈstɛnt
intent
ɪnˈtɛnt
malcontent
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meant
mɛnt
portent
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ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINTER OF DISCONTENT

Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympics
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winter solstice
winter sports
Winter War

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINTER OF DISCONTENT

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Synonyms and antonyms of Winter of Discontent in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

不满的冬天
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Invierno del Descontento
570 millions of speakers

English

Winter of Discontent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असंतोष की सर्दियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شتاء السخط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Зима недовольства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Inverno do descontentamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসন্তোষের শীতকালীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hiver du mécontentement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Winter of Discontent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Winter der Unzufriedenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不満の冬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불만 의 겨울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Winter of Discontent
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Mùa đông của sự bất mãn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிருப்தி குளிர்காலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमाधान च्या हिवाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kayıtsız Kış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Winter of Discontent
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zima niezadowolenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Зима невдоволення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Iarna nemulțumirii
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Χειμώνας δυσαρέσκειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Winter van ontevredenheid
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Vinter missnöje
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Vinter av misnøye
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINTER OF DISCONTENT»

Discover the use of Winter of Discontent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Winter of Discontent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Winter of Discontent: The Nuclear Freeze and American Politics
This analysis provides the first comprehensive history of the nuclear freeze movement, the author explores its challenge to the content of United States national security policy and the policy making process.
David S. Meyer, 1990
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Winter of Discontent: A Dorothy Martin Mystery
Dorothy Martin's neighbor and closest friend, Jane Langland, has been having a fling with Bill Fanshawe--or, as much of a fling as two 80-year olds in a small town are allowed.
Jeanne M. Dams, 2004
3
Protest in Belgrade: Winter of Discontent
The book analyses the empirical findings of the research and presents specific sociological data on matters such as class composition, political and social values, motivations and objectives. A chronology of events is also included.
Mladen Lazić, 1999
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The Winter of Our Discontent
The final novel of one of America’s most beloved writers—a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Nobel committee stated that with The Winter of Our ...
John Steinbeck, 2008
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Callaghan
... as a shop steward and a member of the NUJ executive council the 5 per cent norm being put forward was unacceptable. The consensus within the trade union movement was that if the government 117 Chapter 9: 'The Winter of Discontent'
Harry Conroy, 2006
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British Trade Unionism Against the Trades Union Congress
The 'winter of discontent' is a vivid example of the failure of trade union purpose. It would be hard to write a fictional account which better shows the problem of collectivist politics in contemporary Britain. The events of 1979 demonstrated again ...
Gerald Allen Dorfman
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When the Lights Went Out: Britain in the Seventies
Over five years in the making, this book is not an academic history but something for the general reader, written with the vividness of a novel or the best works of American New Journalism, bringing the decade back to life in all its drama ...
Andy Beckett, 2009
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Understanding News
News depends for its effect on a culturally shared language, and this book concentrates on ways we can decode its messages without simply reproducing their underlying assumptions.
John Hartley, 2013
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Wordsworth and Feeling: The Poetry of an Adult Child
... emotional concerns, both as he felt them and as he wrote about them. People do not necessarily carry around the facts of their outer life with them; 4 / DOWN AND OUT IN GERMANY 167 More Poetry from the Winter of Discontent.
G. Kim Blank, 1995
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Reshaping the National Health Service
In political terms, the disruption in the NHS during the preceding winter of discontent had undoubtedly contributed to the climate which led to their election. Introducing an element of privatisation, moreover, accorded with several central tenets ...
Robert Maxwell, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINTER OF DISCONTENT»

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Now is the winter of discontent for Devon bacon lovers
ANGRY shoppers have complained to a supermarket giant with complaints - after bacon was declared a WINTER item and was removed from its meat counter. «Tiverton Mid Devon Gazette, Jun 15»
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Jobs Data: Winter of Discontent, Summer of Discomfort
Friday's jobs numbers made the Federal Reserve's path over the next several months clearer. Just not in a good way. The Labor Department reported that the ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
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Northborough's NEBC provides a home for baseball after a winter of
Northborough's NEBC provides a home for baseball after a winter of discontent ... no reason to make a trip to Northborough, but this past winter provided some ... «Milford Daily News, Mar 15»
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Winter of discontent: Getting streets cleared top priority
“Work is still ongoing on priority two roads — those are the residential neighbourhoods,” said Darrin Natolino, the municipality's superintendent of winter ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Mar 15»
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Fifa set to endure winter of discontent after task force opts for …
There have been a few unexpected twists and turns in the whole saga of Qatar's bid to stage the 2022 World Cup but, to be fair, the announcement that Fifa's ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
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The Internet's Winter Of Discontent
The new great cybersecurity challenge in trying to sum up the most dangerous weaknesses in the world's connected economy is that the hits just keep on ... «Dark Reading, Dec 14»
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Overheard: Arista's Winter of Discontent
It might seem odd that Cisco Systems CSCO 0.04 % waited six months after Arista Networks ANET -1.43 % went public to declare a legal war on its upstart rival. «Wall Street Journal, Dec 14»
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Life in France? Now is our winter of discontent
More and more, my native country reminds me of the Britain I knew from my days at school during the Winter of Discontent, those grey and pessimistic times ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Winter of discontent ahead
New Englanders are facing a “dire situation” this winter, with electricity prices skyrocketing in some cases to 130 percent higher than last winter, and state ... «Seacoastonline.com, Oct 14»
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Beware of the Coming Winter of Discontent
In investing, as in life, timing can be everything. The cycles of the capital markets are as immutable as are the seasons of the year. Those who commit risk capital ... «Institutional Investor, Sep 14»

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