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noun
A continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment; a trade union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organization, organisation
Narrower terms: industrial union, vertical union, craft union, company union, Industrial Workers of the World, IWW, I.W.W.
History
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