strejkvapen
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of strejk (“strike”) + vapen (“weapon”). First attested in 1923.[1]
Noun[edit]
strejkvapen n
- (figurative) A 'strike weapon' (strike as an instrument to be used in labor conflict).
- 2019 May 9, Anders Jelmin, “Svårt för sjuksköterskor att strejka [Difficult for nurses to strike.]”, in Sveriges Radio:
- Det är betydligt svårare för vissa fackförbund att ta till strejkvapnet än för andra.
- It is considerably more challenging for certain trade unions to resort to a strike than for others.
- (literally, “It is considerably more challenging for some trade unions to resort to the strike weapon than for others.”)
- 2023 November 3, Wilma Backman, “Strejken mot Tesla och Klarna utvidgas: ”Ser ingen annan utväg” [The strike against Tesla and Klarna is expanding: "See no other way."]”, in SVT Nyheter:
- Att vi tvingas ta till strejkvapnet är ytterst ovanligt.
- The fact that we are forced to resort to drastic action is extremely unusual.
- (literally, “The fact that we are forced to resort to the strike weapon is extremely unusual.”)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of strejkvapen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | strejkvapen | strejkvapnet | strejkvapen | strejkvapnen |
| Genitive | strejkvapens | strejkvapnets | strejkvapens | strejkvapnens |