hunger strikenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈhʌŋ.ɡə ˌstraɪk/us/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɚ ˌstraɪk/the act of refusing to eat in order to make a protest:
The prisoners have gone on (a) hunger strike to protest about prison conditions.
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hunger striker
noun [ C ] ukus