business agent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business agent
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
Ovechkin and his wife became investors after his business agent, David Abrutyn, reached out about the opportunity.
From Washington Post • May 10, 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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