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Noun: work to rule
  1. A job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace

Derived forms: work to rules, works to rule

Type of: industrial action [Brit], job action [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Work to rule

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