chamber of commerce

noun phrase

: an association of businesspeople to promote commercial and industrial interests in the community

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The museum shares a park building with the local chamber of commerce. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The chamber of commerce in Memphis made a surprise announcement in June 2024 that xAI planned to build a supercomputer in the city. Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025 The company also apparently wants to expand: The chamber of commerce said in March that xAI had purchased a 1-million-square-foot property at a second location, not far from the current facility. Adrian Sainz, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025 Prior to his 2013 election, Beach had worked as a city councilman, as C.E.O. of the local chamber of commerce, and as a member of the zoning and planning commission. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chamber of commerce

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of chamber of commerce was in 1683

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“Chamber of commerce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20of%20commerce. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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