1. past tense of gherao; to prevent workers or management from leaving a workplace until demands are met, as a form of protest or labor action
Usage: chiefly Indian English; labor/industrial relations context

Examples

• The factory workers gheraoed the management until their wage demands were addressed.
• Employees gheraoed the office building to protest unfair labor practices.
• The striking workers gheraoed the plant manager until negotiations began.
• Staff members gheraoed the director in his office to force a discussion about working conditions.