business agent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business agent
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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She later became a business agent and organizer for the Hollywood Teamsters local.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023
“I’m ecstatic,” said Darlene Carpenter, the business agent for the union’s Local 358.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021
Ovechkin and his wife became investors after his business agent, David Abrutyn, reached out about the opportunity.
From Washington Post • May 10, 2021
Scott Archer, business agent with Local 663 Pipefitters Union in Sarnia, home to three of Ontario’s refineries, described Line 5 as the “spinal cord of Ontario’s infrastructure” in testimony to Canadian lawmakers.
From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2021
I'd like to keep on being business agent of my union, if they ain't elected nobody else.
From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert
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