- walking delegate
- [͵wɔ:kıŋʹdelıgıt]
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Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
walking delegate — ☆ walking delegate n. Historical BUSINESS AGENT … English World dictionary
walking delegate — noun a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed • Hypernyms: ↑union representative * * * noun : a business representative of a labor union appointed to visit members and their places of… … Useful english dictionary
walking delegate — noun Date: 1886 a labor union representative appointed to visit members and their places of employment, to secure enforcement of union rules and agreements, and at times to represent the union in dealing with employers … New Collegiate Dictionary
walking delegate — (formerly) an official appointed by a trade union to go from place to place to investigate working conditions, to ascertain whether union contracts were being fulfilled, and, sometimes, to negotiate contracts between employers and the union.… … Universalium
walking — n. & adj. in senses of WALK n. Phrases and idioms: walking delegate a trade union official who visits members and their employers for discussions. walking dictionary (or encyclopaedia) colloq. a person having a wide general knowledge. walking… … Useful english dictionary
walkingdelegate — walking delegate n. A trade union official appointed to inspect and confer with local unions or to serve as a representative of a union in dealings with an employer. * * * … Universalium
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