union
pronunciation
How to pronounce union in British English:
UK [ˈjuːniən]
How to pronounce union in American English:
US [ˈjuːniən]
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- Noun:
- an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- the state of being joined or united or linked
- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
- healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
- a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
- the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
- a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
- the act of making or becoming a single unit
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- Adjective:
- of trade unions
Word Origin
- union
- union: [15] Union is one of a range of English words that go back to Latin ūnus ‘one’. This in turn was descended from a prehistoric Indo- European *oinos, which also produced English one. Other members of the family include inch, ounce, unique, unite [15], etc. As for union itself, its immediate ancestor was ūniō, a derivative of ūnus which denoted ‘unity’ or ‘the number one’. The application of the English word to an ‘association of workers’ dates from the early 19th century (a somewhat earlier term was combination).=> inch, one, ounce, unique, unite
- union (n.)
- early 15c., "action of joining one thing to another," also "agreement, accord," also "state of matrimony," from Anglo-French unioun, Old French union (12c.), from Late Latin unionem (nominative unio) "oneness, unity, a uniting," also in Latin meaning "a single pearl or onion," from unus "one," from PIE *oi-no- "one, unique" (see one). Sense of "action of uniting into one political body" is attested from 1540s. Meaning "group of people or states" is from 1650s. Short for trade union, it is recorded from 1833. U.S. political sense is attested from 1775; used especially during the Civil War, in reference to the remainder of the United States after the Southern secession.
Synonym
convergence confluence articulation conjuncture seam joint intersection juncture graft junction splice
fusion synthesis compound consolidation combination mixture amalgam composite composition merger agglomeration incorporation conglomeration blend amalgamation combine mix
fornication adultery copulation matrimony intercourse relationship sexual wedlock coupling marriage wedding mating physical
concord congruity conformity coalescence union concert agreement consentaneity homogeneity accordance consentaneousness connection consensus unanimity keeping harmony rapport accord harmoniousness uniformity coherency cohesion homogeneousness compatibility oneness concordance consistency sameness unity
assemblage partnership congregation party guild society labor union circle assembly company federation syndicate community meeting cartel band fraternity club team alignment ring league confederation brotherhood clan group camorra gang organization alliance association cabal fellowship consortium trade conspiracy gathering coalition corporation troop convention
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Example
- 1. Union protests spread to ohio and indiana .
- 2. Later , edison became a telegraph operator for western union .
- 3. The european union has also expressed concern .
- 4. Who found the word loot a bond of union ?
- 5. The obama administration tried to win labor 's support for the revised korea pact , and negotiated the deal in consultation with the united auto workers union .