Definition of 'business agent'

business agent in American

a representative of a labor union local, who investigates working conditions, negotiates contracts, etc.

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He'd been with Local 299 of the Teamsters as a business agent for a while and got into a couple of fistfights that were interesting. Elmore Leonard UNKNOWN MAN #89 (1977)

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Definition of business agent from the Collins English Dictionary

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