1. A protest in which workers prevent employers or managers from leaving a workplace until their 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 gherao to demand better wages and working conditions.
• Factory employees gheraoed the management office until their grievances were addressed.
• The gherao lasted three days before negotiations began.
• Labor unions have used gherao as an effective protest tactic in India.
• Management agreed to meet with workers after the gherao was announced.