business agent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of business agent
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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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
“It is a tremendous sign of support and we are extremely grateful to them for supporting us and their unionized employees,” Anne Vantine, business agent for Local 868, said.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 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
He might, at least, act as their business agent and assist them in giving a few concerts.
From Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso by Barnard, Charles
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