post-entryadj.
/ˌpəʊstˈɛntri/, U.S. /ˌpoʊstˈɛntri/ Subsequent to entry (frequently into employment); spec. British designating a closed shop in which new employees are required to join a trade union after appointment (now historical). Cf. pre-entry n. and adj.
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society > occupation and work > [adjective] > of specific trade-union requirements
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [adjective] > before or after entry
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1936 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 30 396 The discussions of the conference dealt both with pre-entry, academic preparation and with in-service, or post-entry, training.
1964 W. E. J. McCarthy Closed Shop in Brit. ii. 52 The number of workers affected by the pre-entry shop in all its forms is unlikely to be more than three-quarters of a million. This means that for every worker in a pre-entry shop there are four in post-entry shops.
1978 R. Taylor Fifth Estate i. 18 Employers..have written post-entry closed-shop clauses into their collective agreements with unions.
1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 13 Apr. x. 6/1 To import a rose, you must first apply to the United States Department of Agriculture for a post-entry quarantine permit.
1996 Oxf. Econ. Papers 48 213 The 1988 Employment Act made action to preserve a post-entry closed shop unlawful.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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