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unionisation

unionisation is the alternative spelling of unionization.

Meaning of unionization

Noun (1)

unionization (countable and uncountable, plural unionizations)

  1. (labour) The act of forming a trade union.
    • Still, the coffee giant, which has been facing a wave of unionization efforts inside stores across the United States, was light on specifics around some of the concerns that have been raised by its employees, like scheduling.2022 September 13, Julie Creswell, “Starbucks Shares Shift in Strategy, to Automation and Expansion”, in The New York Times

Noun (2)

unionization (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Synonym of deionization.
    • In this case, the dissociation of the acid and unionization (or hydrolysis) of conjugate salt should be taken into account for calculating [H⁺] [i.e., Equation (2.39)].2004, Cherng-ju Kim, “Ionic Equilibrium”, in Advanced Pharmaceutics: Physicochemical Principles, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 61
    Synonyms:
    deionization

Forms of unionisation

pluralunionisations

Origin of unionisation

From union + -isation or unionise + -ation.

Questions about unionisation

What is unionisation the alternative spelling of?
Unionisation is the alternative spelling of unionization.

Words near unionisation in the dictionary

  1. unionic
  2. unionid
  3. unionids
  4. unioniform
  5. unioning
  6. unionisation
  7. unionisations
  8. unionise
  9. unionised
  10. unioniser
  11. unionisers

Source and license

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