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industrial relations

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The relationship between management and workers in a given industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: labour

Topics: business

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 勞資關係 /劳资关系 (láozī guānxi) — relationship between management and workers
  • Finnish: työmarkkinasuhteet — relationship between management and workers
  • Finnish: neuvottelusuhteet — relationship between management and workers
  • French: relations industrielles — relationship between management and workers
  • Russian: трудовы́е отноше́ния (trudovýje otnošénija) — relationship between management and workers
  • Vietnamese: quan hệ lao động — relationship between management and workers
  • Vietnamese: quan hệ nhân viên — relationship between management and workers