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- DictionaryUn·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’.
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