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   union

   /ˈjuːnɪən/

   noun

   • 1. the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context: "he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe" Similar unificationunitingjoiningmergingmergerfusionfusingamalgamatingamalgamationjunctioncoalitioncombiningcombinationconsolidationconjunctionconfederationfederationintegrationsynthesisblendblendingmixtureminglingcomminglinginformal:mash-upOpposite separationparting
   • ▪ the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. historical
   • ▪ a state of harmony or agreement: "they live in perfect union" Similar unityaccordunisonunanimityharmonyconcordagreementconcurrenceundividedness
   • ▪ a marriage: "their union had not been blessed with children" Similar marriageweddingpartnershippairingalliancematchcompactaffiliationcivil partnershipcouplingintercoursematingformal:coitioncoituscopulationOpposite divorceannulment
   • 2. a society or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose: "members of the Students' Union" Similar associationallianceleagueguildcoalitionconsortiumcombinesyndicateconfederationfederationconfederacypartnershipfraternitybrotherhoodsororitysocietyclubgrouporganizationtrade union
   • ▪ a trade union: "the National Farmers' Union"
   • ▪ a number of parishes consolidated for the purposes of administering the Poor Laws. historical British
   • ▪ an association of independent Churches, especially Congregational or Baptist, for purposes of cooperation. British
   • 3. a political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government.
   • ▪ the United States, especially from its founding by the original thirteen states in 1787–90 to the secession of the Confederate states in 1860–1: "California is the fastest growing state in the Union when it comes to urban encroachment"
   • ▪ the northern states of the United States which opposed the seceding Confederate states in the American Civil War.
   • ▪ South Africa, especially before it became a republic in 1961.
   • 4. the set that comprises all the elements (and no others) contained in any of two or more given sets.
   • ▪ the operation of forming a union.
   • 5. a joint or coupling for pipes.
   • 6. (in South Asia) a local administrative unit comprising several rural villages.
   • 7. a part of a flag with an emblem symbolizing national union, typically occupying the upper corner next to the staff.
   • 8. a fabric made of two or more different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin unio(n-) ‘unity’, from Latin unus ‘one’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   What does Union mean?

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   • The meaning of UNION is an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one. How to use union in a sentence.

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   What does a union do?

   • A union is a group of workers for a particular organization or industry who come together for collective bargaining with their employers. Labor unions and trade unions often work closely with employers to maintain the rights, wages, benefits, and liberties of the unionized workers, peacefully protesting when necessary.

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   Where did the term Union come from?

   • The first records of the term union come from the 1400s. It comes from the Late Latin ūniō, meaning “oneness.” When a union takes place, multiple things come together to make one. A group of states or nations can also form a union.

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   What is a currency union?

   • When two or more things, for example countries or organizations, have been joined together to form one thing, you can refer to them as a union. ...the question of which countries should join the currency union. The marriage of two people is sometimes referred to as a union. Even Louis began to think their union was not blessed in the eyes of God.

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   What is the difference between Union and unity?

   • Union, unity agree in referring to a oneness, either created by putting together, or by being undivided. A union is a state of being united, a combination, as the result of joining two or more things into one: to promote the union between two families; the Union of England and Scotland.

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   the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined together: Both bosses had a financial interest in making the merger work, as the success of the union of their two companies showed. economic / political / monetary union.

   • English (US)

     UNION meaning: 1. the act or the state of being joined...

   • Znaczenie Union, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     union definicja: 1. the act or the state of being joined...

   • Traditional

     UNION translate: 聯結, 聯合；結合；合併；統一, 工人, 工會（同 trade union）....

   • Union: Indonesian Translation

     UNION translate: persatuan, persekutuan, serikat. Learn more...

   • Union: German Translation

     union translate: die Vereinigung, die Verbindung, die Union....

   • Union Spanish Translation

     UNION translate: unión, sindicato, sindicato [masculine,...

   • Union: Thai Translation

     union translate: การรวมตัวกัน, การสมรส, สหภาพ. Learn more in...

   • Union: Korean Translation

     UNION translate: 조합, 연합, 연방. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of UNION is an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one. How to use union in a sentence.

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   Union, unity agree in referring to a oneness, either created by putting together, or by being undivided. A union is a state of being united, a combination, as the result of joining two or more things into one: to promote the union between two families; the Union of England and Scotland.

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   A union is an organization that has been formed by workers in order to represent their rights and interests to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages. Ten new members joined the union.

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   union. noun. /ˈjuːniən/. /ˈjuːniən/. . (British English also trade union, trades union) (North American English also labor union) [countable] an organization of workers, usually in a particular industry, that exists to protect their interests, improve conditions of work, etc. I've joined the union.

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   noun. the act of making or becoming a single unit. “the union of opposing factions”. synonyms: conjugation, jointure, unification, uniting. see more. the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts. the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis.