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单词 bandh
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Definition of bandh in English:

bandh

nounbʌnd
Indian
  • A general strike.

    〈印度〉总罢工

    the impact of the bandh would be fatal to the cloth trade
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A father who switched on the early morning news to keep tabs on lightning strikes and bandhs and heated the water for my early morning bath.
    • Let all hartals, bandhs, protest meetings culminate there.
    • The media at that time completely ignored the stupidity of protest marches and bandhs in India.
    • The extremist cliques responded to such conciliatory measures by Mehta with more protests and a threatened bandh (strike and general closure) in Varanasi on February 8.
    • Within Kathmandu and in other towns in the valleys general strikes, or bandhs, took place on a regular basis after 2001.
    • The bulk of the protests were collective: strikes, bandhs, processions, boycotts and dharnas.
    • The High Court was not impressed by the argument of the political parties that they had the fundamental right to record their protest by organising bandhs on any issue.
    • And I have not even counted days lost due to strikes, hartals, bandhs, lockouts and the like.
    • Invariably buses are targeted by those holding bandhs and protest rallies.
    • Business establishments including the women market vendors observed a spontaneous bandh in protest against the killings.
    • The frequent hike in prices of petroleum products leads to strikes and bandhs, paralysing normal life and the general economy.
    • In protest the Catholic Church of Tripura called a bandh in all Catholic run institutions on August 10, 2000.
    • This was a nation-wide bandh called by the left-oriented trade unions to protest against the government's ongoing labour reforms process and privatisation of state-owned undertakings.
    • However, we had to postpone that, since Thursday was the day of the bandh (general strike) called by the VHP-SS.
    • The left trade unions-sponsored general strike that turned into a bandh on Wednesday has helped the people realise just how efficient the administration is in meeting such situations.
    • Many other parts of the country were affected too because there seemed to be general agreement between most political parties that a bandh was required.
    • Of course, this is followed by walkouts from the Assembly, dharnas, gheraos, bandhs and other forms of agitation.
    • A one-day general strike or bandh that paralysed the Indian commercial and industrial city of Bombay on April 25 raises important political issues for the working class.
    • The killing led to protest, unrest and a bandh in the Kashmir valley.

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit bandh 'to stop'.

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