union : Idioms & Phrases


art union

Art` un"ion
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  1. An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists.
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civil union

  • noun a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
    • parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law as spouses in a marriage
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company union

  • noun a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union
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constitutional union party

  • noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union
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cooper union

  • noun university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences
    Cooper Union.
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cooper union for the advancement of science and art

  • noun university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences
    Cooper Union.
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craft union

  • noun a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft
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credit union

  • noun a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings
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customs union

  • noun an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members
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european union

  • noun an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
    Europe; European Community; EC; European Economic Community; Common Market; EU; EEC.
    • he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union
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Hypostatic union

  • (Theol.), the union of the divine with the human nature of Christ.
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Illegitimate fertilization, ∨ Illegitimate union

  • (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
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industrial union

  • noun a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
    industrial union.
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labor union

  • noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
    union; brotherhood; labor union; trade union.
    • you have to join the union in order to get a job
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Latin union

  • . See under Latin.
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Legislative Union

  • (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801.
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pan american union

  • noun the administrative agency of the Organization of American States
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Primary union

  • (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by the first intention.
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Secondary union

  • (Surg.), the union of wounds after suppuration; union by the second intention.
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sexual union

  • noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
    coupling; union; pairing; conjugation; mating.
    • the casual couplings of adolescents
    • the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
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soviet union

  • noun a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
    Soviet Union; USSR; Russia.
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student union

  • noun a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body
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teamsters union

  • noun an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers
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trade union

  • noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
    union; brotherhood; labor union; trade union.
    • you have to join the union in order to get a job
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trades" un`ion, Trade" un`ion (Also<
  • trades union
  • Trade union
)
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  1. An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, etc.
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trade union movement

  • noun an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
    labor movement; labor.
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trades union

  • noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
    union; brotherhood; labor union; trade union.
    • you have to join the union in order to get a job
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trades" un`ion, Trade" un`ion (Also<
  • trades union
  • Trade union
)
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  1. An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, etc.
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Union, ∨ Act of Union

  • (Eng. Hist.), the act by which Scotland was united to England, or by which the two kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707.
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union army

  • noun the northern army during the American Civil War
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Union by the first, ∨ second, intention

  • . (Surg.) See To heal by the first, ∨ second, intention, under Intention.
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union card

  • noun a card certifying membership in a labor union
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Union down

  • (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by reversing the flag, or turning its union downward.
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union flag

  • noun national flag of the United Kingdom
    Union flag.
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Union jack

  • noun national flag of the United Kingdom
    Union flag.
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  • . (Naut.) See Jack, n., 10.
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Union joint

  • . (Mech.) (a) A joint formed by means of a union. (b) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T.
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union member

  • noun a worker who belongs to a trade union
    trade unionist; unionist.
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union of burma

  • noun a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
    Burma; Myanmar.
    • much opium is grown in Myanmar
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union of serbia and montenegro

  • noun a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
    Serbia and Montenegro; Jugoslavija; Yugoslavia; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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union of soviet socialist republics

  • noun a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
    Soviet Union; USSR; Russia.
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union representative

  • noun a representative for a labor union
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union shop

  • noun a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time
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union soldier

  • noun a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
    Federal; Federal soldier.
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union suit

  • noun an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece
    long underwear.
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vertical union

  • noun a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
    industrial union.
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