union

Pluralunions

1. 1
   labor groupnouncountable

   An organized group of workers who join together to protect their rights and pay.

   Like a team where workers stand together so no one is left alone.

   The factory workers formed a union to demand safer conditions.

   Her union helped her get back the wages she was owed.

   UsageYou join a union or are in a union.

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   US (Civil War)nounUSus

   The United States as one nation, especially its federal government and the states that remained loyal during the American Civil War.

   Her great-great-grandfather fought for the Union in the Civil War.

   Each new state that joins the Union adds a star to the flag.

   UsageWrite it with a capital: the Union. States join the Union.

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3. 3
   federationnouncountable

   A group of states, people, or things joined together to act as one.

   Like puzzle pieces fitting together to make one whole picture.

   The thirteen colonies became a strong union after the war.

   Several small clubs joined into one big union.

   Similarfederation, alliance, confederation, league, coalition

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Joining things together so they become one, or being joined together or in agreement.

   Like instruments in a band all playing in tune together.

   Leaders on both sides of the river planned the union of their two towns.

   Living in union with nature was important to them.

   UsageThings come into union, or people live in union with something.

   Similarmerger

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   marriagenouncountable

   The joining of two people in marriage.

   Like two paths that join and continue as one road.

   Their union was celebrated with a big family party.

   The couple's union lasted over fifty years.

   Similarmarriage, partnership, match

   Oppositedivorce

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   adjective

   Connected with a workers' union or its members.

   She paid her union dues every month.

   The union representative met with the new hires.

   UsageSay union dues or union jobs. A worker can also be union.

   Similarunionized

   Oppositenonunion

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   campus buildingnouncountable

   A building at a college or university with places and services for students to meet and relax.

   Let's meet at the union for lunch after class.

   The union has a game room, a coffee shop, and a bookstore.

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   student societynouncountable

   A club or society for students at a college, often for meeting up or debating.

   Like a big club where students gather to talk and plan things.

   She was elected president of the student union.

   She joined the college union to take part in its weekly debates.

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   national (India)adjectiveIndia

   Belonging to India's national government, not to the government of one of its states.

   The Union government will pay for the new highway in Kerala.

   A Union minister visited the flooded villages on Monday.

   UsageUsed before a noun, often written Union: a Union minister.

   Similarcentral, federal, national

   Oppositestate

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    sets (math)nouncountable

    A new set made by putting together all the items from two or more sets.

    Like pouring two bags of marbles into one bag that holds them all.

    The union of the sets {1, 2} and {2, 3} is {1, 2, 3}.

    We found the union by combining all the numbers from each set.

    UsageSay the union of two sets.

    Oppositeintersection

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