Public Demonstrations

noun a French term that translates to 'yellow vests', referring to the high-visibility vests worn by protesters in France during the 'yellow vests' movement

• The gilets jaunes movement in France has sparked widespread protests against government policies.
• Have you seen any gilets jaunes protests in the city recently?
• The gilets jaunes are really causing a stir with their demonstrations.
• The gilets jaunes have become a symbol of resistance against social inequality.

noun a form of protest in which a group of workers call in sick in order to disrupt normal operations

• The employees organized a sickout to protest against the company's labor practices.
• The workers decided to do a sickout to show their dissatisfaction with the management.
• I heard there's going to be a sickout at work tomorrow, so I might join in.
• The sudden sickout of key players in the game caused the team to struggle.