# right to work

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹaɪt tə wɜːk/

## Definitions
1. The human right (the right of an individual) to have gainful employment.
2. The prohibition of union security agreements or closed shops; the prohibition of the requirement that those who take on work in a unionised shop join the union or pay it for representing them.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, work.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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