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shop stewards

shop stewards is the plural of shop steward.

Meaning of shop steward

Noun

shop steward (plural shop stewards)

  1. A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.
    • It is understood that ScotRail made a revised offer of 2.5%, but the RMT national executive committee is likely to reject this following consultation with shop stewards.2021 October 20, Conrad Landin, “Network News: RMT vows to hold strike action during COP26”, in RAIL, number 942, page 10

Questions about shop stewards

What is shop stewards the plural of?
Shop stewards is the plural of shop steward.

Words near shop stewards in the dictionary

  1. shop steal
  2. shop stealer
  3. shop stealers
  4. shop steals
  5. shop steward
  6. shop stewards
  7. shop talk
  8. shop time
  9. shop towel
  10. shop towels
  11. shop vac

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