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unionisms

unionisms is the plural of unionism.

Meaning of unionism

Noun

unionism (countable and uncountable, plural unionisms)

  1. 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
  2. (capitalized, often) Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War.
  3. (capitalized, often) Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland).

Questions about unionisms

What is unionisms the plural of?
Unionisms is the plural of unionism.

Words near unionisms in the dictionary

  1. unioniser
  2. unionisers
  3. unionises
  4. unionising
  5. unionism
  6. unionisms
  7. unionist
  8. unionistic
  9. unionists
  10. unionite
  11. unionization

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