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Definition union in British English

union noun

noun
/ˈjuːnjən/
Example

We encourage all employees to join a union.

Example

the National Union of Teachers

Example

government attempts to reduce the power of the unions

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the ABA ACTU the AFL-CIO
1.1

belonging to or connected with a union

Example

union members/officials/representatives

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the ABA ACTU the AFL-CIO
2

an organization or club for people or groups that share an interest or aim, for example protecting the rights of particular groups

Example

the American Civil Liberties Union

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association commission organization
3

a group of states or countries that join together

Example

the European Union

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the Balkans Benelux bloc
3.1

a group of states or countries under the control of one government

Example

the former Soviet Union

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the Balkans Benelux bloc
3.2

the Northern States of the US during the American Civil War

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Allied the Allies antebellum
4

the process of joining things or people together

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combination integration assembly
4.1

the state of being joined together

Example

Their aim is closer political and economic union with Europe.

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fasten fix attach
5

the process of getting married, or the state of being married

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a/the big day bachelor party banns
6

the activity of having sex

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ass the birds and the bees blow job
Definition union in British English

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civil union (noun) credit union (noun) customs union (noun) European Union law (noun) labor union (noun) non-union (adjective) Rugby Union (noun) students’ union (noun) the African Union () the American Civil Liberties Union () the Confederacy () the Court of Justice of the European Union () the European Union () the European Union Civil Service Tribunal () the State of the Union Address () trade union (noun) trades union (noun) Trades Union Congress () union (noun) Union Jack () Union Territory (noun)