director general of fair trading

noun [C] COMMERCE

Definition

› in the UK, an official whose job is to make sure that buying and selling is honest and fair to buyers, sellers, producers, and consumers: The director general of fair trading said that double charging would be impossible to justify to consumers.

(Definition of director general of fair trading noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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