employers' association

British

noun

a body of employers, usually from the same sector of the economy, associated to further the interests of member companies by conducting negotiations with trade unions, providing advice, making representations to other bodies, etc

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The main business employers' association, the CEOE, has also expressed broad support for the measure, saying that "orderly" immigration is desirable.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

"Germany is not a speedboat, Germany is a large ship," he told an event hosted by the BDA employers' association.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

The economic losses in the capital alone could hit $300 million, according to the Mexico City branch of Coparmex, an influential employers’ association.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2020

A source close to the delegation had said the company had been represented in the team assembled by the main French employers' association MEDEF, comprising more than 100 executives from France's biggest firms.

From Reuters • Feb. 6, 2014

In 1886 the first national employers' association was organized under the name of the Stove Founders' National Defence Association.

From Problems in American Democracy by Williamson, Thames Ross

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