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单词 union
释义
union
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.njən/us
/ˈjuː.njən/

unionnoun(JOINING)

B2[SorU]
theactor thestateof beingjoinedtogether:
联合；结合；合并；统一
Meanwhile thedebateonEuropeanpoliticalandmonetaryunioncontinues.同时，有关欧洲政治和货币联盟的争论还在继续。
formalShebelievesthat the union(=marriage)of man and woman inholymatrimonyis forever.她相信男女之间的神圣结合是永久的。
the Union
[S]
(in the American Civil War) thestatesthat did notseparatefrom theUnitedStates
（美国内战时的）联邦
More examples
  • Thesigningof thetreatymarkedamajormilestoneon theroadtoEuropeanunion.
  • The twocountriesareholdingasummittodiscusseconomicandmonetaryunion.
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  • abut
  • additive
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  • affix
  • agglutinate
  • aggregation
  • articulation
  • desegregate
  • desegregation
  • dovetail
  • eclectic
  • eclectically
  • hyphenate
  • link(something)up
  • linkage
  • lumpsomeone/somethingtogether
  • marriage
  • marry
  • weaving
  • yoke
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International relations: United States politics & government

unionnoun(WORKERS)

B1[C,+ sing/pl verb]
atrade unionUK:
工会（同 trade union）
theelectricians' union电工工会
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  • Management are havingdiscussionswith the union aboutpossibleredundancies.
  • Thecarworkers' union isdemandinga 7%payrisethisyear.
  • Herdebatingskillswerehonedin thestudents' union.
  • The uniondecidedtoballotitsmemberson theissue.
  • The unionsafeguardstheinterestsof allitsmembers.
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  • arbitrator
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(Definition ofunionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

union| American Dictionary

union
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈjun·jən/

unionnoun[C/U](THINGS JOINED)

theactor thestateof beingjoinedtogether
The union of twopeoplerefers tomarriage.

unionnoun[C/U](POLITICAL UNIT)

social studies
apoliticalunitmade up of two or moreseparateunitssuch asstates
the UnionUS history
In the American Civil War, the Union refers to thestatesthat did notseparatefrom theUnitedStates.

unionnoun[C/U](ORGANIZATION)

[C]social studies
alaborunion
(Definition ofunionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

union| Business English

union
noun
uk
/ˈjuːnjən/us
[C]HR,WORKPLACE
(UK alsotrade union);(US alsolabor union)
anorganizationthatrepresentsthepeoplewhoworkin aparticularindustry,protectstheirrightsand mayagreepay,workingconditions, etc. withtheiremployers:
"Nodatehasyetbeen set for astrike, the union said in astatementto thepressthismorning.
The unions are onstrikeoverwageconcerns.
Thepoliticalactivityof eachaffiliatedunionishighlyregulatedbystatute.
aunionspokesman/delegate/negotiator
public-sector/public-employee/state-worker unions
civil-service/white-collar/blue-collarunions
join/belong to a unionThe newgenerationofworkersis lesslikelytojoina union.
[C]
agroupof two or morecountriesthatworktogether or that have the samegovernment:
theEuropeanUnion
[SorU]
theactofjoiningtwo or more things together, or thestateof beingjoinedtogether:
Bothbosseshad afinancialinterestin making themergerwork, as thesuccessof the union oftheirtwocompaniesshowed.
economic/political/monetaryunion

See also

company union
craft union
credit union
customs union
enterprise union
European Monetary Union
the European Union
general union
horizontal union
labor union
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non-union
trade union
(Definition ofunionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunion

union
Unless agreements exist with authors' societies and unions, normally an extension has to be obtained for this medium.
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However, employers and unions then reached agreements which topped up provision, restoring the previously-established levels of benefit ('gap insurance').
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In both cases, the unions quickly achieved some important victories, which were written into agreements with the mining companies.
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One easily checks that unions and (relational) compositions of bisimulations are again bisimulations.
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Consistent with our expectations, unions compress the wage distribution primarily by boosting the relative wages of poorly paid workers.
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Unions hired and, in practice, unions determined who was fired.
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How were the unions' links to political parties established ?
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By contrast, reforms that impose severe losses on unions are likely to engender much more vigorous opposition from the labour movement.
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The term 'marriage' may have been rather loosely interpreted by respondents, and consensual unions were probably included.
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About 83 per cent traced the absence of unions in their companies to deliberate actions by management (especially the owners) who discouraged unionisation.
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However, such deals are difficult to sell to the membership of high-wage unions.
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Capital accepts the development of a large public insurance system in exchange for the unions' moderation and the availability of a well-qualified labour force.
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Thus, for example, for the group of unions commencing 10 years ago, information is available only on those that are still intact.
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Few trade unions existed and those which did had a handful of members and very little influence.
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Second, that inter-racial extramarital unions are almost entirely those of racial exploitation by higher status white males particularly during the eighteenth and nineteenth century.
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Collocationswithunion

union

These are words often used in combination withunion.

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affiliated union
Nevertheless, the affiliated unions through their card votes were an important force at party conferences, and they continued to supply significant organizational resources to the party.
From theCambridge English Corpus
civil union
No other form ofcivilunionis recognized.
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closer union
How significant will it prove to be in the move towards 'evercloserunion'?
From theCambridge English Corpus
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