sindicaton.
In Spain, Portugal, Latin America, etc.: a trade union; spec. (usually in plural) a Spanish trade union of a type originally established during the regime of General Franco, and subject to close government control. Cf. syndical adj.
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1936 Times 21 Aug. 9/1 The newly created sindicatos, or labour unions.
1957 W. M. Hailey Afr. Surv. (rev. ed.) xx. 1451 The sindicatos have powers of investigating grievances or disputes, and provision is made for arbitration; they also try to find employment for members who are out of work.
1964 Ann. Reg. 1963 285 During the year it became evident that the Catholic Workers' Brotherhoods had become trade unions in all but name..but legally the government-controlled sindicatos maintained their monopoly.
1965 New Statesman 16 Apr. 599/1 Before his death Rodolfo Romero was the secretary-general of the peasant sindicato at Tapatapa.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 28 Feb. 16/3 Underground leaders of the workers' commissions were widely elected to the above-ground negotiating committees of sindicatos.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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