business agent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business agent
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Zucker said league rules prevented her from facilitating directly, but Wachtell Lipton found that Zucker simply sidestepped that rule by passing along the Clippers’ preferred terms for a Leonard endorsement through a business agent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Those opportunities are siphoning off potential UPS workers and creating more manual labor for those who remain, said Ross Kinson, a business agent for the local Teamsters.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
So I’ve known how to navigate throughout all that, throughout my career as a rank-and-file member and as a business agent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
“I’m ecstatic,” said Darlene Carpenter, the business agent for the union’s Local 358.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
You could keep on as business agent for the vest-makers.
From Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards
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