1. A management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
   "The factory workers faced a three-month lockout during contract negotiations"

1. Prevent employees from working during a strike
   "The company locked out the workers during contract negotiations"

Derived forms: lockouts, locked out, locking out, locks out

Type of: exclude, keep out, opposition, resistance, shut, shut out

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