trade council

American  

[treyd koun-suhl] / ˈtreɪd ˌkaʊn səl /

Also trades council

noun

1. a central council composed of local trade unions.

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Example Sentences

“It’s certainly a step in the right direction, but it’s important to recognize that the pain that American working families and businesses feel from tariffs goes way beyond coffee and bananas,” said Jake Colvin, president of the National Foreign Trade Council.

From The Wall Street Journal

The National Association of Manufacturers, the R&D Coalition and the National Foreign Trade Council sent letters urging the administration to write rules that would be favorable to companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The BC Lumber Trade Council, which represents British Columbian lumber producers in Canada on trade matters, in September called the new tariffs "misguided and unnecessary."

From Barron's

But John Pickel, vice president of supply chain policy for the National Foreign Trade Council, which represents many shipping firms, fears the issues may get worse before they get better.

From BBC

"He's playing the good cop," William Alan Reinsch, the former head of the National Foreign Trade Council, told the BBC.

From BBC