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 shop
noun
as in fold
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fold
- college
- set
- network
- organization
- union
- clique
- clan
- ring
- gang
- pack
- coterie
- federation
- galère
- coalition
- congress
- crowd
- community
- council
- alliance
- body
- circle
- coven
- society
- side
- charmed circle
- league
- bloc
- confederation
- club
- gild
- bunch
- guild
- lot
- tribe
- camp
- klatsch
- sect
- klatch
- faction
- fellowship
- fraternity
- sorority
- elite
- sisterhood
- order
- brotherhood
- squad
- mess
- commune
- sodality
- in-group
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- loner
- individualist