单词 | sweetheart contract |
释义 | sweetheart contract in American English US a contract arranged by collusion between union officials and an employer with terms disadvantageous to union members : also sweetheart deal, sweetheart agreementsweetheart contract in American Englishnoun a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers Also called: sweetheart agreement Word origin [1945–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, beeper, fail-safe, poison pill, synchronized swimmingExamples of 'sweetheart contract' in a sentence |
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