union
the act of uniting two or more things.
the state of being united.
something formed by uniting two or more things; combination.
a number of persons, states, etc., joined or associated together for some common purpose: student union; credit union.
a group of states or nations united into one political body, as that of the American colonies at the time of the Revolution, that of England and Scotland in 1707, or that of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
the Union. the United States: The Union defeated the Confederacy in 1865.
a device emblematic of union, used in a flag or ensign, sometimes occupying the upper corner next to the staff or occupying the entire field.
the act of uniting or an instance of being united in marriage or sexual intercourse: an ideal union; an illicit union.
an organization of workers; a labor union.
Mathematics.
Also called join, logical sum, sum. the set consisting of elements each of which is in at least one of two or more given sets. Symbol: ∪
the least upper bound of two elements in a lattice.
the process or result of merging or integration of disjoined, severed, or fractured elements, as the healing of a wound or broken bone, the growing together of the parts in a plant graft, the fusion of pieces in a welding process, or the like.
the junction or location at which the merging process has taken place.
any of various contrivances for connecting parts of machinery or the like.
Textiles.
a fabric of two kinds of yarn.
a yarn of two or more fibers.
Origin of union
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Other words for union
Opposites for union
Other words from union
- in·ter·un·ion, noun, adjective
- mis·un·ion, noun
- pre·un·ion, adjective
- pro·un·ion, adjective
- self-union, noun
Words Nearby union
Other definitions for Union (2 of 2)
a township in NE New Jersey.
a city in NW South Carolina.
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How to use union in a sentence
A deal was struck February 10, with the union agreeing to consider implementing curbside pickup.
As Cities Mandate Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers, Groceries Sue | Brendan Seibel | February 26, 2021 | EaterMoon said the subcommittee has already approved one of his proposals, which would prohibit local unions from bargaining with their departments over whether officers must use body cameras.
Push for police reform creates rift in Maryland’s Democratic caucus | Ovetta Wiggins | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostIn fact, he is the one and only love of my life, and the two of us will be entering into a state of total domestic union.
Style Invitational Week 1425: Picture this — a cartoon caption contest | Pat Myers | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostOther possible mechanisms, including data cooperatives and data unions, would tackle similar problems in different ways.
Candidates for office in the city, for instance, can only accept contributions from real people – not corporations or trade groups or labor unions.
Politics Report: All Politics Is Schools | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | February 20, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
In February, Slovakia will have a referendum on whether marriage should be defined as a union between a man and a woman.
Unlike the Soviet union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
In his State of the union address 50 years ago, LBJ laid out his vision for the Great Society.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTInquiries will be accepted only via Western union telegram or rotary phone.
His next book is Government against Itself: Public union Power and Its Consequences (Oxford) due out in January 2015.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats | Daniel DiSalvo | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first commencement of union College for conferring degrees in the arts and sciences.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellWhen this became known to the few union inhabitants of Fulton they implored Guitar not to do it.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnAfter they had been married some months, my wife visited your wife, and the latter seemed to be greatly impressed with the union.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxNothing, however, can save us but a union, which would turn our barren hills into fruitful valleys.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousIf ever the fusion of two human beings into one has been accomplished on this sphere it was surely in their union.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for union (1 of 2)
/ (ˈjuːnjən) /
the condition of being united, the act of uniting, or a conjunction formed by such an act
an association, alliance, or confederation of individuals or groups for a common purpose, esp political
agreement or harmony
short for trade union
the act or state of marriage or sexual intercourse
a device on a flag representing union, such as another flag depicted in the top left corner
a device for coupling or linking parts, such as pipes
(often capital)
an association of students at a university or college formed to look after the students' interests, provide facilities for recreation, etc
the building or buildings housing the facilities of such an organization
Also called: join maths a set containing all members of two given sets. Symbol: ⋃, as in A⋃B
(in 19th-century England)
a number of parishes united for the administration of poor relief
a workhouse supported by such a combination
textiles a piece of cloth or fabric consisting of two different kinds of yarn
(modifier) of or related to a union, esp a trade union
Origin of union
1British Dictionary definitions for Union (2 of 2)
/ (ˈjuːnjən) /
British
the union of England and Wales from 1543
the union of the English and Scottish crowns (1603–1707)
the union of England and Scotland from 1707
the political union of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1920)
the union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1920
US
the United States of America
the northern states of the US during the Civil War
(as modifier): Union supporters
short for the Union of South Africa
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for union
[ yōōn′yən ]
A set whose members belong to at least one of a group of two or more given sets. The union of the sets {1,2,3} and {3,4,5} is the set {1,2,3,4,5}, and the union of the sets {6,7} and {11,12,13} is the set {6,7,11,12,13}. The symbol for union is . Compare intersection.
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Cultural definitions for Union
The United States; especially the northern states during the Civil War, which remained with the original United States government. (Compare Confederacy.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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