"shop steward" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shop stewards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Synonyms: union delegate, union representative, union steward, workplace steward, father of chapel Translations (representative of workers): 工會管事 (Chinese Mandarin), 工会管事 (gōnghuì guǎnshì) (Chinese Mandarin), luottamushenkilö (Finnish), luottamusmies (Finnish), luottamusnainen (Finnish), luottamusvaltuutettu (Finnish), délégué syndical (French), riochdaire aonaidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)

Inflected forms

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