unionism
unionism noun: the support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union.
Noun
unionism (countable and uncountable, plural unionisms)
- The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union.
- This isn't the time for militant unionism. If I were at ScotRail, in the current climate I'd trade a pay freeze [sic: pay rise?] for job security.2020 December 2, Philip Haigh, “A winter of discontent caused by threat of union action”, in Rail, page 63
- Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War.
- Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland).
unionism meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
unionism in Tamil
- ஒருமைத்தன்மை, தொழிற்சங்க ஆதரவுக் கொள்கை, தொழிற்சங்க கோட்பாடு
unionism in Malayalam
- ഐക്യവാദം, ഏകീകരണവാദം
Forms of unionism
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Origin of unionism
From union + -ism.
Words formed from unionism
Questions about unionism
- What does unionism mean?
- Unionism means the support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union.
- What is unionism in Tamil?
- Unionism in Tamil is ஒருமைத்தன்மை, தொழிற்சங்க ஆதரவுக் கொள்கை, தொழிற்சங்க கோட்பாடு. See Unionism meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is unionism?
- Unionism is a noun.
- What is the plural of unionism?
- The plural of unionism is unionisms.
Words near unionism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unionism (page history and authors); unionism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unionism (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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