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 union union /ˈjuːnjən/

adjective

  1. Of trade unions  ( union )
    of trade unions
     The union movement
    the union movement
     Union negotiations
    union negotiations
     A union-shop clause in the contract
    a union-shop clause in the contract

noun

  1. () An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer  ( brotherhood , trade union , trades union , labor union [American] , union , labour union [Canadian, British] )
    an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
     You have to join the union in order to get a job
    you have to join the union in order to get a job
  2. () The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes  ( conjugation , coupling , pairing , mating , sexual union , union )
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
     The casual couplings of adolescents
    the casual couplings of adolescents
     The mating of some species occurs only in the spring
    the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
  3. The act of making or becoming a single unit  ( conjugation , jointure , unification , union , uniting )
    the act of making or becoming a single unit
     The union of opposing factions
    the union of opposing factions
     He looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays
    he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays
  4. A device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)  ( union )
    a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
  5. The occurrence of a uniting of separate parts  ( union )
    the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
     Lightning produced an unusual union of the metals
    lightning produced an unusual union of the metals
  6. A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets  ( join , sum , union )
    a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
     Let C be the union of the sets A and B
    let C be the union of the sets A and B
  7. A political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations  ( union )
    a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
     The Soviet Union
    the Soviet Union
  8. Healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones  ( conglutination , union )
    healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
  9. The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)  ( spousal relationship , union , wedlock , marriage , matrimony )
    the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
     A long and happy marriage
    a long and happy marriage
     God bless this union
    God bless this union
  10. The state of being joined, united or linked  ( unification , union )
    the state of being joined, united or linked
     There is strength in union
    there is strength in union

 Union

    adjective

    1. () Being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War  ( Federal , Union )
      being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
       Union soldiers
      Union soldiers
       Federal forces
      Federal forces
       A Federal infantryman
      a Federal infantryman

    noun

    1. () The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)  ( Union , North )
      the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
       He has visited every state in the Union
      he has visited every state in the Union
       Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
      Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
       The North's superior resources turned the scale
      the North's superior resources turned the scale