Meanings
nounshop steward (plural shop stewards)
plural shop stewards
- A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.
It is understood that ScotRail made a revised offer of 2.5%, but the RMT national executive committee is likely to reject this following consultation with shop stewards.
2021 October 20, Conrad Landin, “Network News: RMT vows to hold strike action during COP26”, in RAIL, number 942, page 10
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management
Similar
Broader
union representative
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 工會管事 /工会管事
- 工會管事 /工会管事 (gōnghuì guǎnshì)representative of workers
Finnish luottamushenkilö, luottamusmies
- luottamushenkilörepresentative of workers
- luottamusmiesrepresentative of workers
- luottamusnainenrepresentative of workers
- luottamusvaltuutetturepresentative of workers
French délégué syndical
- délégué syndicalrepresentative of workers
Scottish Gaelic riochdaire aonaidh
- riochdaire aonaidhrepresentative of workers
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APA
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MLA
“shop steward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20steward. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shop steward,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20steward.
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