trade association

noun

an association of people or companies in a particular business or trade, organized to promote their common interests.

trade association

noun

an association of organizations in the same trade formed to further their collective interests, esp in negotiating with governments, trade unions, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of trade association¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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Kirk Wilbur, vice president of government affairs for the California Cattlemen’s Assn., a trade association representing ranchers and beef producers, said wolves in at least two of the new packs are known to have preyed on livestock.

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Last year, Orlando tallied more than 75 million visitors, up 1.8% compared with 2023, according to the Visit Orlando trade association.

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Kevin Craven, chief executive of ADS Group, a UK trade association that represents aerospace, defence and security firms, is among them.

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"It's the kind of conditions that we consider a bit of a perfect storm for gold," explains Louise Street, senior markets analyst at the World Gold Council, a trade association funded by the mining industry.

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About 200 of an estimated 2,000 homes destroyed in the 2023 Maui wildfires have already been rebuilt using prefabrication, said Tom Hardiman, executive director of the Modular Building Institute, a nonprofit trade association.

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