union US: [ˈjuː.njən] UK:[ˈjuː.njən] -----B2 the act or the s | Ajayip IELTS

union
US: [ˈjuː.njən] UK:[ˈjuː.njən]
-----B2 the act or the state of being joined together:
-Meanwhile the debate on European political and monetary union continues.
-She believes that the union (= marriage) of man and woman in holy matrimony is forever.

-----(in the American Civil War) the states that did not separate from the United States


-----B1 a trade union UK :
-the electricians' union

#Intermediate English
-----the act or the state of being joined together


-----The union of two people refers to marriage.


-----a political unit made up of two or more separate units such as states


-----In the American Civil War, the Union refers to the states that did not separate from the United States.


-----a labor union


#Business English
union UK:[ˈjuːnjən]
-----an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights and may agree pay, working conditions, etc. with their employers:
-"No date has yet been set for a strike, the union said in a statement to the press this morning.
-The unions are on strike over wage concerns.
-The political activity of each affiliated union is highly regulated by statute.
-a union spokesman/delegate/negotiator
-public-sector/public-employee/state-worker unions
-civil-service/white-collar/blue-collar unions
-The new generation of workers is less likely to join a union.

-----a group of two or more countries that work together or that have the same government:
-the European Union

-----the act of joining two or more things together, or the state of being joined together:
-Both bosses had a financial interest in making the merger work, as the success of the union of their two companies showed.
-economic/political/monetary union
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