closed shop
noun
1
: an establishment in which the employer by agreement hires only union members in good standing
2
: an exclusive group or establishment
Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Legal Definition
closed shop
noun
: a business in which the employer by agreement hires and retains only union members see also Labor Management Relations Act compare open shop, union shop
Note: Closed shops are illegal under the Labor Management Relations Act.
closed shops
noun
as in galères
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- galères
- klatsches
- networks
- organizations
- folds
- communities
- colleges
- cliques
- clans
- coteries
- unions
- rings
- sets
- gangs
- crowds
- packs
- coalitions
- alliances
- circles
- societies
- federations
- blocs
- gilds
- congresses
- bodies
- fellowships
- sides
- charmed circles
- tribes
- guilds
- clubs
- lots
- confederations
- councils
- klatches
- factions
- sects
- camps
- bunches
- leagues
- covens
- sororities
- elites
- fraternities
- sisterhoods
- sodalities
- brotherhoods
- squads
- orders
- communes
- in-groups
- messes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- individualists
- loners