| 单词 | labour spy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslabour spy labour spy n. U.S. (now historical) a person engaged in covert observation of the activities of fellow workers, esp. those belonging to a union. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > those involved in labour relations > [noun] > one who spies on fellow workers labour spy1903 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > procedures used in spying > [noun] > private detection > person engaged in > employed by a business, etc. spotter1867 house detective1891 labour spy1903 1903 N.Y. Times 9 Aug. 3/2 Pursued by a crowd of angry strikers, an alleged labor ‘spy’ plunged into the Calumet River..to escape the angry men who were close at his heels. 1959 C. E. Bonnett Labor-Managem. Relations vii. 130 So long as there are strikes, detectives (labor spies and union spies) will continue to operate in some form or manner, legally or illegally. 2002 Jrnl. Amer. Hist. 89 265/2 The Citizens Alliance..supplied employers with the necessary muscle.., intelligence (labor spies and blacklists), and financial and legal assistance to win almost any strike until the 1930s. < as lemmas |
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