Meaning Of The Word Closed shop

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closed shop
countable noun: If a factory, shop, or other business is a closed shop, the employees must be members of a particular trade union.

closed shop in American English
a factory, business, etc. operating under a contractual arrangement between a labor union and the employer by which only members of the union may be employed
noun: a factory, office, or other business establishment in which union membership is a condition of being hired as well as of continued employment

closed shop in British English
noun: (formerly) an industrial establishment in which there exists a contract between a trade union and the employer permitting the employment of the union's members only

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