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What is the noun for union?

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union
  1. (countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being united or joined.
  3. (countable) That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
  4. (countable) A trade union; a workers' union.
  5. (countable) An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
  6. (countable) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
  7. (countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
  8. (countable) The act or state of marriage.
  9. (computing) A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
  10. (countable, now rare, archaic) A large, high-quality pearl.
  11. Synonyms:
  12. Examples:
    1. “Cameron's enthusiasm for preserving the union between Scotland and England seemed genuine.”
      “The society serves as a union of personalities lobbying for the success of the institution.”
      “Their union would be followed by the birth of two beautiful children.”
unionism
  1. The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union
  2. (often capitalised) Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War
  3. (often capitalised) Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland)
  4. Examples:
    1. “In giving way on compulsory student unionism, Beazley is clearing the decks for more important issues, like Industrial Relations.”
      “The labor historian, controversially, also points to new rights-based principles that damaged trade unionism.”
      “They have at times had to withstand considerable provocation from intransigent bigots on the extreme wing of unionism.”
unionist
  1. An advocate or supporter of unionism
  2. A trade unionist
unionisation
  1. Alternative spelling of unionization
  2. Examples:
    1. “He endorsed unionisation and protested several cases of police brutality in Miami.”
      “If it's accurate, and it means what it says, it presumably means that unionisation and collective bargaining would be illegal.”
      “Red tape and unionisation may be responsible, though on average indicators of labour-market regulation are no different in Africa than elsewhere.”
unionization
  1. (politics) The act of forming a labour union.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He was a hired gun for big corporations in the late 1950s, when he went around arguing against unionization.”
      “Workers claim that they have been harassed and intimidated after complaining about working conditions and raising the issue of unionization.”
      “Its resistance was made possible not merely by its unionization but by the dole to the unemployed.”
unioniser
  1. Alternative form of unionizer
unionization
  1. (chemistry) The opposite of ionization.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He was a hired gun for big corporations in the late 1950s, when he went around arguing against unionization.”
      “Workers claim that they have been harassed and intimidated after complaining about working conditions and raising the issue of unionization.”
      “Its resistance was made possible not merely by its unionization but by the dole to the unemployed.”
unionizer
  1. One who unionizes.
unionisations
  1. plural of unionisation
unionizations
unionisers
  1. plural of unioniser
unionizers
  1. plural of unionizer
unionisms
  1. plural of unionism
unionists
  1. plural of unionist
  2. Examples:
    1. “You whip up hatred against minorities, asylum seekers, working people, and trade unionists like me.”
      “Reconciliation, as Porter sees it, puts republicans and unionists centre stage.”
      “Large numbers of riot police were deployed against the small demonstration and confiscated banners and posters being carried by the unionists.”
unions
  1. plural of union
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The proposed cuts were met with mass walkouts, first by public sector workers and then by the rest of the Argentine unions.”
      “It's important that unions unite on this issue and really put the acid on the Government to stand up for Australian workers.”
      “If one of those unions walks away, there will be winners and there will be losers.”
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