shop steward

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noun

a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.

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Also called committeeman, shop chairman.

Origin of shop steward

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby shop steward

shopping mall, shopping plaza, shopping precinct, shop right, shopsoiled, shop steward, shoptalk, shopwalker, shopwindow, shopworn, shoran

How to use shop steward in a sentence

As the former union shop steward at a manufacturer for automobile parts, Richardson thinks unionizing could change that.
'We Not Human At All.' Why the Fight to Unionize an Alabama Amazon Warehouse Could Spur a Labor Union Resurgence|Abby Vesoulis|March 27, 2021|Time
Peter Sellers— and this is Sellers before he went international—plays a shop steward in a union.
Tracey Ullman’s 11 Favorite British Performances Ever|Tracey Ullman|December 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Torkleson was waiting to see the shop steward when he came in next morning.
Meeting of the Board|Alan Edward Nourse
Of course Bailey, the shop steward, would take his usual delight in bringing that up.
Meeting of the Board|Alan Edward Nourse

The shop steward was a goad, annoying, perhaps even infuriating, but tolerable.
Meeting of the Board|Alan Edward Nourse
Until Shop Steward Bailey suddenly found himself in charge of a dozen sputtering machines and an empty office.
Meeting of the Board|Alan Edward Nourse

British Dictionary definitions for shop steward

shop steward

noun

a coworker elected by trade union members to represent them in discussions and negotiations with the management

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