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Definition of closed shop noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

closed shop

noun

/ˌkləʊzd ˈʃɒp/

/ˌkləʊzd ˈʃɑːp/

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a factory, business, etc. in which employees must all be members of a particular trade union
CultureClosed shops were made illegal in Britain in 1990. In the US they were made illegal by the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.
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an area of activity that is limited to a particular small group
- The club's management is a closed shop.

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