union

UK /ˈjuː.njən/ US /ˈjuː.njən/

noun 7name 7adj 2verb 1

Definitions

noun

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.

Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.

A trade union; a workers' union.

In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.

An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.

verb

To combine sets using the union operation.

adj

Belonging to, represented by, or otherwise pertaining to a labour union.

Actors have to be union to get work here.

federal.

The union government of India

Collocations

ADJ.

all, articulate, disgruntled, dominant, hostile, modest, socialist, south

The disgruntled union members voted to strike after rejecting the company's latest offer.

VERB + UNION

fire, form, get, join, labour, secede, stands

Workers decided to form a union to negotiate better pay and working conditions.

UNION + NOUN

africa, ear, government, india, man, scotland, station, sympathizers

The government proposed a closer union with Scotland to strengthen their political ties.

PREP.

between, from, in, in

The marriage between the two families created a strong union that lasted for generations.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of making or becoming a single unit

noun — the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purpos

noun — a set containing all and only the members of two or more giv

noun — an organization of employees formed to bargain with the empl

brotherhood

noun — the United States (especially the northern states during the

north

noun — healing process involving the growing together of the edges

conglutination

noun — the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for l

noun — the state of being joined or united or linked

unification

adjective — being of or having to do with the northern United States and

federal

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

fruit of the union

A child, especially from a marriage or similar union.

union makes strength

Alternative form of unity is strength.

union is strength

Alternative form of unity is strength.

student union politics

Political actions seen as being unprofessional or childish; resembling those of the students' union.

I am glad that, true to form, the Liberal Democrats have not risen above the student union politics that we expect from them. As long as “discouraging intellectual argument” can fi

Example Bank

In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and

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Unions are useful in those cases where you need to keep track of a value that can be represented as different data types during the lifetime of the program.

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Nonius the senator hath a purple coat as stiff with jewels as his mind is full of vices; rings on his fingers worth 20,000 sesterces, and[…]an union in his ear worth an hundred pounds' weight of gold

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Actors have to be union to get work here.

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The union government of India

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threats to secede from the Union

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, union is marked as dated, obsolete, informal, US, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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