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noun

the trade-union philosophy and activity that concentrates on the improvement of wages, hours, working conditions, etc., rather than on the general reform of the capitalistic system.

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I was a little mystified at how benignly he responded to my questions about his business activities.
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This reporter knocked at the Wilkins home on Tuesday morning but received neither an answer nor the business end of a shotgun.
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“Competition is there, of course, but I think there is enough business for everyone as long as the demand is there,” he says.
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Last March they gave Airbus a huge piece of new business, ordering 169 A320s and 65 of the slightly larger A321.
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Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.
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He remembered something—the cherished pose of being a man plunged fathoms-deep in business.
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A letter from Fajardo to the king (December 10, 1621) concerns various matters of administration and business.
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The father of Mr. Stacy Marks predestined him for the coach-building business.
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That, and a range war that grew out of the killing, and some kind of a business deal just about broke them.
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But he could not bear the reflection, and with fevered impatience, he hurried through the business of the morning.
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