business agent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business agent
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Meta had been testing the business agent in some countries in a limited capacity before Wednesday’s launch and said it already has one million businesses using it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Over the next eight years, he was a business agent, contract director and publications editor for the Service Employees International Union.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
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
F. G. Whitmore was my business agent, and he brought me out from town in his buggy.
From Chapters from My Autobiography by Mark Twain
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