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agency shops

agency shops is the plural of agency shop.

Meaning of agency shop

Noun

agency shop (plural agency shops)

  1. A place of employment in which a union receives dues or the equivalent for all employees excluding management, and bargains for all such employees whether or not they are members of the union.

Questions about agency shops

What is agency shops the plural of?
Agency shops is the plural of agency shop.

Words near agency shops in the dictionary

  1. agency debit memos
  2. agency dilemma
  3. agency pricing
  4. agency problem
  5. agency shop
  6. agency shops
  7. agencylike
  8. agencywide
  9. agend
  10. agenda
  11. agenda-setting

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