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   union

   /ˈjuːnɪən/

   noun

   • 1. the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context: "he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe" Similar unificationunitingjoiningmergingmergerfusionfusingamalgamatingamalgamationjunctioncoalitioncombiningcombinationconsolidationconjunctionconfederationfederationintegrationsynthesisblendblendingmixtureminglingcomminglinginformal:mash-upOpposite separationparting
   • ▪ the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. historical
   • ▪ a state of harmony or agreement: "they live in perfect union" Similar unityaccordunisonunanimityharmonyconcordagreementconcurrenceundividedness
   • ▪ a marriage: "their union had not been blessed with children" Similar marriageweddingpartnershippairingalliancematchcompactaffiliationcivil partnershipcouplingintercoursematingformal:coitioncoituscopulationOpposite divorceannulment
   • 2. a society or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose: "members of the Students' Union" Similar associationallianceleagueguildcoalitionconsortiumcombinesyndicateconfederationfederationconfederacypartnershipfraternitybrotherhoodsororitysocietyclubgrouporganizationtrade union
   • ▪ a trade union: "the National Farmers' Union"
   • ▪ a number of parishes consolidated for the purposes of administering the Poor Laws. historical British
   • ▪ an association of independent Churches, especially Congregational or Baptist, for purposes of cooperation. British
   • 3. a political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government.
   • ▪ the United States, especially from its founding by the original thirteen states in 1787–90 to the secession of the Confederate states in 1860–1: "California is the fastest growing state in the Union when it comes to urban encroachment"
   • ▪ the northern states of the United States which opposed the seceding Confederate states in the American Civil War.
   • ▪ South Africa, especially before it became a republic in 1961.
   • 4. the set that comprises all the elements (and no others) contained in any of two or more given sets.
   • ▪ the operation of forming a union.
   • 5. a joint or coupling for pipes.
   • 6. (in South Asia) a local administrative unit comprising several rural villages.
   • 7. a part of a flag with an emblem symbolizing national union, typically occupying the upper corner next to the staff.
   • 8. a fabric made of two or more different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin unio(n-) ‘unity’, from Latin unus ‘one’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   UNION definition: 1. the act or the state of being joined together: 2. (in the American Civil War) the states that…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of UNION is an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one. How to use union in a sentence.

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   A union is an organization that has been formed by workers in order to represent their rights and interests to their employers, for example in order to improve working conditions or wages. Ten new members joined the union.

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   Union, unity agree in referring to a oneness, either created by putting together, or by being undivided. A union is a state of being united, a combination, as the result of joining two or more things into one: to promote the union between two families; the Union of England and Scotland.

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   UNION meaning: 1. the act or the state of being joined together: 2. (in the American Civil War) the states that…. Learn more.

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   noun. /ˈjuːniən/ ( British English also trade union, trades union) ( North American English also labor union) [countable] an organization of workers, usually in a particular industry, that exists to protect their interests, improve conditions of work, etc. I've joined the union.

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   A union is things coming together, or uniting, to make one. When the thirteen colonies that became the United States came together, they formed a union. Marriage is another kind of union.

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   1. a. The act of uniting or the state of being united. b. A combination so formed, especially an alliance or confederation of people, parties, or political entities for mutual interest or benefit. 2. Mathematics A set, every member of which is an element of one or another of two or more given sets. 3.

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    UNION meaning: 1 : an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members; 2 : an act of joining two or more things together

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    a situation in which two or more countries, groups, etc join together to make one country, group, etc: a move towards full economic union of EU countries. See also. the European Union. (Definition of union from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)