trade association

noun [C]

Definition

› an organization that supports companies and employers of a particular type of industry and protects their rights: the electronics industry's trade association a national trade association for mortgage brokers → See also industry association

→ See also European Free Trade Association

(Definition of trade association noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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