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Gherao

Definition

Gherao refers to a form of protest or demonstration commonly used in India, where a group of people surround and confine an individual or a group within a building or premises, typically as a form of nonviolent protest.

Examples

Noun

1. The workers initiated a gherao against the company management to demand better work conditions.

2. The political activists organized a gherao outside the government office to demand justice for the victims.

Verb

1. The students threatened to gherao the principal if their demands were not met.

2. The workers gheraoed the executive director's office, demanding a fair wage increase.

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