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employers' association

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noun

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

If no agreement can be reached, the labor organization as well as the employers' association, insists on its right to refuse arbitration, whether it be "voluntary" or so-called "compulsory."

From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Perlman, Selig

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