B1noun · countable / uncountable · frequent

union

union · unions

об'єднання, союз, унія, шлюб

союз, объединение, соединение, слияние

Vereinigung, Union, Verein, Verband

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into oneThe act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

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/ˈjuː.njən/

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Meaning

12 senses

(countable)The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
(uncountable)The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
Vereinigung, Union, Verein
сою́зsojúz, соедине́ниеsojedinénije, объедине́ниеobʺjedinénije
сою́зsojúz, об'єдна́нняobʺjednánnja, об'є́днанняobʺjédnannja
the state of being joined or united or linked
(countable)Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
Vereinigung, Union
сою́зsojúz, соедине́ниеsojedinénije, объедине́ниеobʺjedinénije
сою́зsojúz
(countable)A trade union; a workers' union.
(countable)An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
(countable)A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
му́фтаmúfta
the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
(countable)The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
Vereinigung, Vereinigungsmenge
объедине́ние мно́жествobʺjedinénije mnóžestv
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
(countable)The act or state of marriage.
Ehe
сою́зsojúz, бра́чный сою́зbráčnyj sojúz, бракbrak
шлюбšljub
(countable)A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
объедине́ниеobʺjedinénije
(countable, historical, uncountable)An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
(archaic, euphemistic, uncountable)Sexual intercourse.
Vereinigung
сноше́ниеsnošénije, совокупле́ниеsovokuplénije
(archaic, countable)A large, high-quality pearl.

Examples

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Why should I join a union?
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They came to terms with the union leaders.
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The union and the company have come to terms on a new contract.
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I'm not a union member.
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The union bargained with the management.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

the act of uniting or the state of being united:

marriage:

Русский

By meaning 5

the act of uniting or the state of being united:

joint:

in set theory:

marriage:

sexual intercourse:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

the act of uniting or the state of being united:

in set theory:

marriage:

Origin

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.

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Forms

plural: unions

Singular	union
Plural	unions

regular

Synonyms

23 synonyms

coalitionB2 combinationB1 junction

Close in meaning

the act of making or becoming a single unit:unification uniting conjugation jointure
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets:sum join
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer:labor union trade union trades union brotherhood
the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War):North
healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones:conglutination
the state of being joined or united or linked:unification