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business agent

American  

noun

  1. a paid union official who represents a local and its membership in dealing with an employer.


Etymology

Origin of business agent

First recorded in 1840–50


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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

She later became a business agent and organizer for the Hollywood Teamsters local.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023

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

“I’m ecstatic,” said Darlene Carpenter, the business agent for the union’s Local 358.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2021

They soon heard what had happened to Blackbeard's business agent.

From Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter by Frank Richard Stockton

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