industrial relations

plural noun

: the dealings or relationships of a usually large business or industrial enterprise with its own workers, with labor in general, with governmental agencies, or with the public

Examples of industrial relations in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cambodia, which has emerged as one of the strongest performers within the Action, Collaboration, Transformation (ACT) initiative on supply-chain industrial relations, announced an extension of its groundbreaking garment and footwear sector agreement. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 23 June 2026

Lang has been head of industrial relations at Paramount Pictures since 2013, while Kasdan has been a top labor executive at CBS for a decade. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 June 2026

In their new roles, Lang will oversee all aspects of industrial relations for the motion picture division and the studio back lot operations. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 June 2026

Iron Ore Is The New Potential Problem Iron ore is a new potential problem which is tied to new industrial relations laws in Australia which have encouraged greater union militancy. — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for industrial relations

• autocorrelations
• categorizations
• characterizations
• conceptualizations
• differentiations
• disqualifications
• exemplifications
• generalisations
• generalizations
• hospitalizations
• idealizations
• identifications