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sweetheart agreement

sweet·heart a·gree·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet-hahrt uh-gree-muh nt]
    • /ˈswitˌhɑrt əˈgri mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sweet-hahrt uh-gree-muh nt]
    • /ˈswitˌhɑrt əˈgri mənt/

Definitions of sweetheart agreement words

  • noun sweetheart agreement a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers. 1
  • noun sweetheart agreement an industrial agreement made at a local level between an employer and employees, often with clauses advantageous to the employer, such as no strikes, but without the recognition of the national union representing the employees 0
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Origin of sweetheart agreement

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Sweetheart agreement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sweetheart agreement

sweetheart agreement popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sweetheart agreement usage trend in Literature

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