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noun
The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, countable, often, uncountable
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noun
Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, countable, often, uncountable
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noun
the system or principles and theory of labor unions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: trade unionism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: labor movement, trade union movement, labor
History
Etymology tree English union Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English unionism From union + -ism.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
