gherao

noun /ɡɛˈɹaʊ/

1. A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met.

   They had done a gherao and trapped the manager in his office for a whole day.

Where it comes from

From Hindi घेराव (gherāv, “encirclement”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gherao (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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