Phrase guide

collective agreement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A contract specifying terms and conditions of employment between one or more labor unions and employers' organizations legally binding for employers organized in these and the employees if they are unionized in them or their employment contract incorporates them by referral.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: collective-bargaining agreement

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: labor contract, labor agreement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: contract

Narrower terms: yellow-dog contract

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: conveni col·lectiu — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Danish: kollektiv overenskomst — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Danish: overenskomst — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Finnish: työehtosopimus — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • French: convention collective de travail — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • French: convention collective — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • German: Tarifvertrag — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Greek: συλλογική σύμβαση εργασίας (syllogikí sýmvasi ergasías) — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Italian: contratto collettivo di lavoro — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Polish: układ zbiorowy — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Russian: коллекти́вный до́гово́р (kollektívnyj dógovór) — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Spanish: contrato colectivo de trabajo — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Swedish: kollektivavtal — contract on terms and conditions of employment
  • Ukrainian: колекти́вний до́гові́р (kolektývnyj dóhovír) — contract on terms and conditions of employment