Gherao

//ɡɛˈɹaʊ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met. India

    "They had done a gherao and trapped the manager in his office for a whole day."

Verb
  1. 1
    To surround for this purpose. India, transitive

    "One day the city magistrate asked the army for help to curb a protest march by women Congress workers who had threatened to gherao the officials in the divisional office."

Example

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"They had done a gherao and trapped the manager in his office for a whole day."

Etymology

From Hindi घेराव (gherāv, “encirclement”).

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