Jun 13, 2016 15:55
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Arabic term

دخلت بإضرابات عامّة

Arabic to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
What does the letter ب mean in this phrase دخلت بإضرابات عامّة that occurs in this sentence:

وبموازاة التجاذبات بشأن اختيار رئيس حكومة مهمته تهيئة الظروف لإجراء انتخابات نزيهة وشفافة، تشهد البلاد حالة من تصاعد الاحتقان الاجتماعي في عدد من المناطق الفقيرة دخلت بإضرابات عامّة للمطالبة بالتنمية والتشغيل.

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staged mass strikes

I would translate this as "staged mass/general strikes." Either mass or general strikes would work.
Peer comment(s):

agree Chakib Roula
26 mins
Thank you!
agree Dana Abu Hijleh
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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General strike

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embarked on general strikes

https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/item/6606/thesis_sci_2013_j...
by M Jacobs - ‎2013 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles
Apr 11, 2011 - in that the majority trade union, the South African Municipal ..... Workers in the ' PIIGS' countries embarked on general strikes against these.

www.independent.co.uk › News › UK › UK Politics
The Independent
Jan 10, 2015 - Last year, public sector workers embarked on strikes and thousands marched, in locations across the country, demanding better pay and ...
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agree Sayed Fathy : Embarked on .. 👍
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Thank you Sayed :)
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Staged mass protests

عادة يذكر الإضراب في ارتباط مع عمال الشركات الراغبين في زيادة الأجور مثلاً .. أما العاطلين المطالبين بالتشغيل فينظمون مظاهرات ..
Example sentence:

Students stage mass protect in London to express anger at the financial and other burdens facing them.

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