unions

Noun

union (countable and uncountable, plural unions)

1. (countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

   Synonyms:

   junction, coalition, combination

   Antonyms:

   nonunion, disunion

2. (uncountable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.

   Antonyms:

   nonunion, disunion

3. (countable) Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
4. (countable) A trade union; a workers' union.
   • In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
5. (countable) An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
6. (countable) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.

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