business community
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs kəˈmjunɪti/
:
comunidad empresarial
- You hear a lot from the business community about the fact that governments are increasingly irrelevant.
- local business community
- members of the business community
- views of the business community
But I I'd also, I get the sense in the business community that the old ways are over.
- But I I'd also, I get the sense in the business community that the old ways are over.
- um, from the neighborhood, from the business community where they might get a job and go to work. We just hope and pray
- And the business community saying I want them whenever I want them, I want them and when I want them.
Examples
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Here, the association and the business community had to settle for a compromise with Congress.
Academic text (2011) -
Various members of the U.S. business community already have suggested that our specific negotiating goals should include:
Academic text (1991) -
Several members of Congress support the view of the business community.
Academic text (1992) -
All those holding public contracts are on your side, as well as most of the business community.
Academic text (2012) -
The UK small business community sees the potential winds of an independent UK global trade policy.
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We wanted to make this dynamic relationship useful, both to serve the business community and to enhance the trading relationship.
Academic text (1990) -
In addition, all Junior Achievement programs are sponsored by the business community at no cost to schools.
Academic text (1992) -
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is a tax-exempt organization that advocates for the American business community at large.
Academic text (2017) -
The view expressed by most members of the American business community stresses economic practicality.
Academic text (1992) -
Many startups are gaining support from the business community to launch innovative projects.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
A group of people who live in the same area, like a neighborhood
35
1.6
People who run, manage, or own companies
How Influential
15
3.4
- UK
236
5.3
9
5.0
52
2.5
48
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'people involved in managing and operating businesses, considered as a group' is directly and compositionally derived from 'business' (commercial enterprises/people) + 'community' (a group sharing interests). This straightforward noun–noun combination is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term business community comes from the simple image of many local businesses and their owners meeting like neighbours in a town square, working and talking together. The word community shows they form a 'group' that runs and supports the businesses, so the phrase means the people who run and work in businesses together.