Definition of hunger strike Hunger strike

hun•ger strike

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What does hunger strike mean?

Noun
hunger strike - a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
		fast, fasting abstaining from food

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hunger strike (Noun)
A fast undertaken as a means of protest, often by a prisoner.

A hunger strike is a way that people protest by not eating. Many people have used this method so that leaders will notice them, and maybe do what the protesters want them to do.

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