vigilance man
vigilance man noun: a person who investigates employers' treatment of workers on behalf of a trade union.
Noun
vigilance man (plural vigilance men)
- A person who investigates employers' treatment of workers on behalf of a trade union.
- In the event of these vigilance men failing to peacefully persuade a man or body of men to join the trade union, it is quite possible a strike could take place in a yard.1913, Great Britain. Industrial Council, Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Industrial Council, page 87
- I have, personally, met some of these vigilance men, and this statement bears out my impression of their ability. If they had been placed in the position of our present officials during the past few years our society would have been in a sorry mess.1924, Woodworkers, Painters & Buildingworkers Journal, page 61
Forms of vigilance man
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Questions about vigilance man
- What does vigilance man mean?
- Vigilance man means a person who investigates employers' treatment of workers on behalf of a trade union.
- What part of speech is vigilance man?
- Vigilance man is a noun.
- What is the plural of vigilance man?
- The plural of vigilance man is vigilance men.
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