Definition of "walkout" []

• A labor strike. (noun)
• The act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest. (noun)

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• "The walkout is also bad news for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party, which relies heavily on funding from the country's labor unions, and a gift for the main opposition Conservative Party, which is leading opinion polls ahead of a general election due within weeks."
• "A coalition of poor countries organized a mass walkout from the WTO's Minesterial meetings, where trade reps from the developing world were subjected to intense pressure to grant concessions to the rich countries."
• "So Cavfan are you going to again walkout for the support of the troops? woohoo danpri"