US Trade Representative
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4.6
- noun
- /juː ɛs treɪd ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/
:
Representante de Comercio de EE. UU.
Examples
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Energy Secretary Chu is certain to go, as is his deputy Dan Ponneman, the latter possibly with an eye on the job of US Trade Representative.
Blog text (3) -
Countries that use TRIPS flexibilities also risk trade pressures, such as being included in annual watch lists like the Special 301 Report issued annually by the US Trade Representative.
Academic text (2016) -
Thus, after some early hesitation, the Jamaican government initiated discussions with the Office of the US Trade Representative on behalf of all the members of CARICOM.
Academic text (1992) -
The US Trade Representative negotiated a new trade agreement with Canada to boost economic ties.
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Ambassador Lighthizer, the US Trade Representative, emphasized the importance of fair trade practices during the summit.
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Recently, the US Trade Representative outlined plans to address tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Synonyms
A United States government office that makes and carries out the President's trade policy with other countries
Surface Forms
Morphology
US + trade + representative
The phrase is directly compositional: 'US' (United States) + 'trade' (buying/selling) + 'representative' (person acting on others' behalf) yields a person or office that represents the United States in trade matters. This noun-phrase pattern is a standard, cross-linguistically common government-title construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
US Trade Representative names a person whose job is simple: US is the country, trade is buying and selling with other countries, and a representative is someone who speaks for others. Imagine that person at a table with flags making deals, and you can see why the title means the government official who 'represents the United States in trade talks'.