union
♦♦♦ un|ion /j'uːnjən/ (unions)
1 [N-COUNT]
A union is a workers' organization which represents its members and which aims to improve things such as their working conditions and pay.
I feel that women in all types of employment can benefit from joining a union.
...union officials.
= trade union
2 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N with/of n
When the union of two or more things occurs, they are joined together and become one thing.
In 1918 the Romanian majority in this former tsarist province voted for union with Romania.
3 [N-SING] usu with supp, oft N of pl-n
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.
Tanzania is a union of the states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
...the question of which countries should join the currency union.
4 [N-IN-NAMES]
Union is used in the name of some clubs, societies, and organizations.
The naming of stars is at the discretion of the International Astronomical Union.la|bor un|ion (labor unions)
[N-COUNT]
A labor union is an organization that represents the rights and interests of workers to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages. (AM; in BRIT, use trade union)stu|dents' un|ion (students' unions)
or student union
1 [N-COUNT] oft the N, oft in names
The students' union is the students' organization in a university or college which organizes leisure activities, provides welfare services, and represents students' political interests. (BRIT)
2 [N-SING] the N
The students' union is the building where the students' union organization has its offices and which usually has a shop, a coffee bar, and a meeting place.trade un|ion (trade unions)
also trades union
[N-COUNT] oft N n
A trade 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. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use labor union)trades un|ion (trades unions)
see trade unionun|ion suit (union suits)
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A union suit is a piece of underwear, worn by men or boys, that covers the body and legs. (AM)
1 [N-COUNT]
A union is a workers' organization which represents its members and which aims to improve things such as their working conditions and pay.
I feel that women in all types of employment can benefit from joining a union.
...union officials.
= trade union
2 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N with/of n
When the union of two or more things occurs, they are joined together and become one thing.
In 1918 the Romanian majority in this former tsarist province voted for union with Romania.
3 [N-SING] usu with supp, oft N of pl-n
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.
Tanzania is a union of the states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
...the question of which countries should join the currency union.
4 [N-IN-NAMES]
Union is used in the name of some clubs, societies, and organizations.
The naming of stars is at the discretion of the International Astronomical Union.la|bor un|ion (labor unions)
[N-COUNT]
A labor union is an organization that represents the rights and interests of workers to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages. (AM; in BRIT, use trade union)stu|dents' un|ion (students' unions)
or student union
1 [N-COUNT] oft the N, oft in names
The students' union is the students' organization in a university or college which organizes leisure activities, provides welfare services, and represents students' political interests. (BRIT)
2 [N-SING] the N
The students' union is the building where the students' union organization has its offices and which usually has a shop, a coffee bar, and a meeting place.trade un|ion (trade unions)
also trades union
[N-COUNT] oft N n
A trade 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. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use labor union)trades un|ion (trades unions)
see trade unionun|ion suit (union suits)
[N-COUNT]
A union suit is a piece of underwear, worn by men or boys, that covers the body and legs. (AM)