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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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

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

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021

I have become the business agent of the family, and have heard within this hour that papa is deeply involved.

From The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times by Townsend, George Alfred

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