26984 words

union

12 definitions • 15 examples
1
the act or the state of being joined together:

Examples:

formal She believes that the union (= marriage) of man and woman in holy matrimony is for ever.
2
(in the American Civil War) the states that did not separate from the United States
3
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Examples:

the electricians' union
4
the sport of rugby union (= a form of rugby with 15 players in each team), especially when compared with rugby league (= a form of rugby with 13 players in each team):

Examples:

He first played union for Wales as a 19-year-old.
He's the latest rugby league player to declare his interest in switching to union.
5
the act or the state of being joined together
6
The union of two people refers to marriage.
7
a political unit made up of two or more separate units such as states
8
In the American Civil War, the Union refers to the states that did not separate from the United States.
9
a labor union
10
an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers:

Examples:

"No date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning.
The unions are on strike over wage concerns.
a union spokesman/delegate/negotiator
public-sector/public-employee/state-worker unions
civil-service/white-collar/blue-collar unions
join/belong to a union The new generation of workers is less likely to join a union.
11
a group of two or more countries that work together or that have the same government:

Examples:

the European Union
12
the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined together:

Examples:

Both bosses had a financial interest in making the merger work, as the success of the union of their two companies showed.

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