also gives shop steward and walking delegate.
For gremial we have trade, trade union and guild.
Personally I'd go for union representative

This is how I would translate it (two words) and what the Routledge dictionary suggests. Hope it helps.
Good luck and best wishes,
Sarah.

I was about to translate UNION DELEGATE. As my husband is american and is still at home, I asked him: His answer: Union representative AND Union delegate.

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representative




representative [réppri zént tiv ] noun (plural representatives)

1. somebody who speaks for others: somebody who votes or speaks on behalf of others
2. POLITICS member of legislature: a member of a legislative assembly
3. representative or Representative (plural Representatives) US member of House of Representatives: a member of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber in the US Congress, or of one of the state legislatures
4. COMMERCE commercial agent or salesperson: an agent or salesperson for a company. Also called sales representative
5. example: an example or type of something
6. New Zealand FOOTBALL player representing province: a rugby or football player who represents a province during interprovincial competition
adjective

1. typical: typical of something, especially of a class or kind
2. made up of elected people: composed of elected or authorized people a representative assembly
3. POLITICS letting people elect somebody: allowing people to vote for somebody to represent them in a legislative body such as the Congress in the United States or the House of Commons in the United Kingdom a representative form of government
4. made up of all types: including a complete range of examples of something a representative sample
5. acting on somebody's behalf: acting as somebody's agent, deputy, or delegate
representatively adverb
representativeness noun

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delegate




delegate noun [déllig t , délli gayt ] (plural delegates)

1. representative or deputy: somebody chosen to represent or given the authority to act on behalf of another person, group, or organization, for example at a meeting or conference
2. POLITICS member of House of Delegates: a member of a US House of Delegates, the lower house of the legislature in Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia
3. POLITICS representative of US territory: a representative of a territory in the US House of Representatives, who may speak on issues but not vote
verb [délli gayt ] (3rd person present singular delegates, present participle delegating, past delegated, past participle delegated)

1. transitive and intransitive verb give task to: to give a task to somebody else with responsibility to act on your behalf
2. transitive and intransitive verb give power or authority to: to give somebody the power to act, make decisions, or allocate resources on your behalf an executive who was unafraid to delegate
3. transitive verb US LAW FINANCE send debtor to creditor: to appoint one of your debtors to represent you to your creditor

[15th century. From Latin delegare , literally 'to send away', from legare 'to send'.]

delegable [déllig b'l ] adjective
delegator noun

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Saludos y buena suerte! :)

BD


PLUS ENCARTA WORLD ENGLISH DICTIONARY:

Just to mention that SHOP STEWARD is correct but a SHOP STEWARD represents the unionists AT THE WORK PLACE, NOT OUTSIDE.

Saludos, :)

BD

I think this is more general. Shop steward tends to imply blue collar.