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closed shop

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Definition of closed shop

noun

  • a place of work where all employees must belong to an agreed trade union. Compare with union shop.
  • [in singular] the system in operation in a place of work that is a closed shop:the outlawing of the closed shop
  • an area of activity that is restricted to a particular small group:it’s a very closed shop, the pharmaceutical world

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Definition of closed shop in the US English dictionary