1. a protest in which workers prevent employers or managers from leaving a workplace until demands are met
Usage: chiefly Indian English; labor/industrial relations context

1. to stage a gherao; to prevent someone from leaving a workplace as a form of protest
Usage: chiefly Indian English; labor/industrial relations context

Examples

• The workers organized a gheraoing to demand better wages and working conditions.
• Employees gheraoed the factory manager until he agreed to negotiate.
• The gheraoing lasted three days before management came to the bargaining table.
• Labor unions have used gheraoing as a tactic in industrial disputes.
• The workers decided to gherao the office to protest the sudden layoffs.