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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension > organizations > trade associations
Preferred Term:

trade associations

Definition:
An organization comprised of businesses, manufacturers and individuals who are in the same trade or industry and have organized in order to promote common interests, such as promotion of an industry or adoption of standards within an industry.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
organizations
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/56110
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