union

union: noun

1 act of joining; state of being joined

ADJECTIVE

▪ close

▪ Some of the member states wanted a closer union rather than the loose confederation that developed.

▪ loose

▪ full

▪ a move in the direction of full political union

▪ economic, monetary, political

▪ currency, customs

VERB + UNION

▪ create, form

▪ dissolve

PREPOSITION

▪ union between

▪ currency union between the two countries

▪ union with

▪ the union with East Germany

2 workers' organization

ADJECTIVE

▪ labor (AmE), trade (esp. BrE), trades (BrE)

▪ public-sector, public-service, public-services (all BrE)

▪ government-employee, public-employee (both AmE)

▪ free, independent

▪ official

▪ big, large, major

▪ France's biggest union

▪ militant, strong

▪ local, national

▪ industrial (esp. AmE)

▪ electricians', faculty (AmE), teachers', etc.

▪ She became active in the teachers' union.

▪ engineering, health, rail, teaching, transport, etc. (all BrE)

▪ student, students'

VERB + UNION

▪ form, organize (esp. AmE), set up

▪ join

▪ belong to

▪ recognize

UNION + VERB

▪ be affiliated to sth

▪ represent sb/sth

▪ The union represents 40% of all hospital workers.

▪ negotiate (sth)

▪ The nurses' union negotiated a new contract.

▪ accept sth, agree (to sth)

▪ refuse sth, reject sth, threaten sth

▪ The union threatened strike action if its demands were not met.

▪ claim sth, express sth

▪ Several unions expressed support for the strike.

▪ support sb/sth

UNION + NOUN

▪ confederation, federation, movement, organization

▪ branch (esp. BrE), local (AmE)

▪ action, activism, activity, militancy (esp. BrE), power

▪ rights

▪ activist, member, official, rep, representative

▪ spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman

▪ boss, chief, leader, organizer, president, secretary (esp. BrE), shop steward (BrE), steward (BrE)

▪ leadership, membership, representation

▪ conference (esp. BrE), election

▪ shop (AmE)

▪ card, dues (esp. AmE)

▪ He paid his union dues to Local Union 98.

▪ law

▪ contract (AmE)

3 between two people

ADJECTIVE

▪ civil, legal

▪ holy, spiritual

▪ sexual

▪ gay, same-sex

VERB + UNION

▪ allow, recognize

▪ states where same-sex unions are recognized

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Synonyms:

Junction, combination, coalition, conjunction, unification, incorporation / Harmony, concord, agreement, concert, unison, unanimity, unity, concurrence / Confederacy, alliance, league, association / Marriage

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