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  • noun Plural form of banker.

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Examples

  • There was also opposition on the streets where thousands of people protested in several cities against what they called a "bankers' government."

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • But some suggest that the middle-of-the-night frenzy over the European crisis heralds a more lasting change for an industry that coined the term "bankers' hours."

    NYT > Home Page By ERIC DASH 2011

  • There was also opposition on the streets where thousands of people protested in several cities against what they called a "bankers' government."

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • But the rate move — which comes just days before finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations meet in South Korea — has implications for China's currency, too.

    Rate Move Feeds the Currency Debate Mark Gongloff 2010

  • Finance ministers and central bankers from the G-20 advanced and developing nations are meeting in South Korea Friday and Saturday to prepare for a summit of G-20 leaders next month.

    Japan Calls for Currency-Market Cooperation Takashi Nakamichi 2010

  • The Republican Party's backdoor bailout of wealthy bankers is bigger than the auto-industry bailout.

    Richard (RJ) Eskow: Backdoor Bailout, Tea Party Fakeout: The GOP's Secret $90 Billion Gift to Wall Street RJ 2010

  • Suppose that the need for bankers is fixed, let's say at 10 (for simplicity's sake), due to the fact that only so many productive deals can be done.

    A Theory of Investment Banking, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Mr. King delivered his warning in a speech to business people in the West Midlands just days ahead of a meeting in South Korea of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies.

    BOE Governor Warns on Protectionism Paul Hannon 2010

  • The remarks came ahead of a weekend meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations in South Korea, where currencies are expected to be on the top of the agenda.

    Asia Shares End Higher as Rare-Earth Plays Climb Shri Navaratnam 2010

  • Monetary policy and currency levels have become dominant themes across asset classes in recent weeks and are expected to play a role as finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations convene in Seoul this week.

    Pressures Likely to Remain On Dollar Karen Johnson 2010

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