business agent
- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs ˈeɪdʒənt/
- US
:
agente comercial
- During the meeting, the business agent presented the employees' concerns to the management team.
Examples
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In July 1963, Hill and Tolbert took an NAACP plan to end behind-the-lens racial discrimination to a meeting with George Flaherty, IATSE vice president and West Coast International representative, and 22 Hollywood business agents.
Academic text (2012) -
Many business agents insisted that their local had Japanese-American and Chinese-American members and that no African Americans had applied for a job in the industry; all asserted that it was not unions that had the power to hire but studio employers.
Academic text (2012) -
As a business agent, she always advocated for fair wages on behalf of the employees.
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The business agent negotiated a new contract that improved working conditions for all staff.
Synonyms
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A person who helps and represents someone in business, legal, or official matters
A person who acts for someone in talks or negotiations
A person who can manage many business matters for another person
A person allowed to do all business for someone else
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who manages business affairs for another' is directly and compositionally derived from 'business' (commercial affairs or work) plus 'agent' (a representative or person who acts for others). This noun–noun combination follows a common and transparent English compounding pattern and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will likely understand it.
Etymology
The noun business agent comes from a simple picture: an agent (a person who acts for someone) carrying papers and speaking for their business to a boss. So, a business agent is 'someone who manages business affairs for another' or 'represents' employees in talks with employers.