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   Un·ion

   /ˈyo͞onyən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context: "he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe" Similar unificationunitingjoiningmergingmergerfusionfusingamalgamatingamalgamationjunctioncoalitioncombiningcombinationconsolidationconjunctionconfederationfederationintegrationsynthesisblendblendingmixtureminglingcomminglinginformal:mash-upOpposite separationparting
   • ▪ 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 club, society, or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose: "members of the Students' Union" Similar associationallianceleagueguildcoalitionconsortiumcombinesyndicateconfederationfederationconfederacypartnershipfraternitybrotherhoodsororitysocietyclubgrouporganizationtrade union
   • ▪ an organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; a labor 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 for purposes of cooperation. British
   • 3. a political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government.
   • ▪ the US, especially from its founding by the original thirteen states in 1787–90 to the secession of the Confederate states in 1860–61: "California is the fastest growing state in the Union when it comes to urban encroachment"
   • ▪ the northern states of the US that opposed the seceding Confederate states in the Civil War.
   • 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 pipe coupling.
   • 6. a part of a flag with an emblem symbolizing national union, typically occupying the upper corner next to the staff.
   • 7. a fabric made of two or more different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk.
   • 8. a building at a college or university used by students for recreation and other nonacademic activities. US

   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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   Jun 3, 2012 · 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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   UNION definition: 1. the act or the state of being joined together: 2. (in the American Civil War) the states that…. Learn more.

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   A union is things coming together, or uniting, to make one. When the thirteen colonies that became the United States came together, they formed a union. Marriage is another kind of union.

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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.

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   5 days ago · 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.

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   noun. /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.