union
12 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
unions
plural
unions
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNION
1
[count]
:
an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members
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She joined the teachers' union.
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union members/leaders/officials
— called also
(US)
labor union,
(British)
trade union
2
[noncount]
:
an act of joining two or more things together
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An embryo is created through the union of sperm and egg.
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a perfect union of Eastern and Western music
3
[singular]
:
a group of states or nations that are ruled by one government or that agree to work together
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the former Soviet Union
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the European Union
4
the Union
a
:
the United States
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Utah joined the Union in 1896.
◊ The State of the Union address is a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country.
b
:
the group of northern states that supported the federal government during the American Civil War
— often used as Union before another noun
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One brother fought for the Union and one for the Confederacy.
5
[count]
:
an organized group of people, businesses, etc., that have the same purpose or interest
—
see also student union
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the American Civil Liberties Union
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the International Skating Union
6
formal
:
the act of getting married or of causing two people to be married
—
see also civil union
[noncount]
-
the union of two people in marriage
[count]
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They celebrated their union [=marriage] with more than 200 friends and family members.
7
[count, noncount]
formal
:
the activity or an act of having sex
