union

[US]/ˈjuːniən/
[UK]/ˈjuːniən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions

Phrases & Collocations

trade union

labor union

union members

union contract

european union

soviet union

student union

labour union

in union

students' union

monetary union

customs union

union station

credit union

national union

union square

european monetary union

world conservation union

international astronomical union

union jack

economic union

Example Sentences

a Union cause; a Union soldier.

the union movement; union negotiations.

an indivisible union of states.

the union of soul and body

the International Union of Students

the trade-union political levy.

The Rugby Union Yearbook.

form a union against invaders

union by first intention

union man (=union member)

Real-world Examples

Later, he established an agricultural workers union.

Source: VOA Special English: World

On we the people who seek a more perfect union.

Source: 21 Days of Intensive Listening to Famous Speeches

Eager to avoid a row, Air France has met the unions halfway.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2016

Colorado is the latest state to approve civil unions.

Source: NPR News March 2013 Compilation

Standing in the way, almost everywhere, are the unions.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

I showed her the student union. We visited the dorms.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

This car is a perfect union of beauty and technology.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

And the E.U. will reopen talks on Turkey joining its union.

Source: NPR News March 2016 Collection

What was the only U.S. state to join the union in 1876?

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

The United States no longer would be a union of equal states.

Source: VOA Special March 2019 Collection

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