union
- IPA[ˈjuːnɪən]
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- the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context；the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
noun: union, plural noun: unions
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- 1. the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe a currency union between the two countries 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ historical the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
- ▪ a state of harmony or agreement they live in perfect union 同義詞
- ▪ a marriage their union had not been blessed with children 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. a society or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose members of the Students' Union 同義詞
- ▪ a trade union the National Farmers' Union all employees should have the right to be represented by a union
- ▪ British historical a number of parishes consolidated for the purposes of administering the Poor Laws.
- ▪ British an association of independent Churches, especially Congregational or Baptist, for purposes of cooperation.
- 3. a political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government.
- ▪ the United States, especially from its founding by the original thirteen states in 1787–90 to the secession of the Confederate states in 1860–1 California is the fastest growing state in the Union when it comes to urban encroachment
- ▪ the northern states of the United States which opposed the seceding Confederate states in the American Civil War.
- ▪ South Africa, especially before it became a republic in 1961.
- 4. the set that comprises all the elements (and no others) contained in any of two or more given sets.
- ▪ the operation of forming a union.
- 5. a joint or coupling for pipes.
- 6. (in South Asia) a local administrative unit comprising several rural villages.
- 7. a part of a flag with an emblem symbolizing national union, typically occupying the upper corner next to the staff.
- 8. a fabric made of two or more different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk.
- a city in north central California, south of Oakland; population 72,123 (est. 2008).
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- a large-scale lottery organized to raise funds for a charity or public cause, originally with a ... the party's executive president has defended the decision to run an art union
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- the national flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of red and white crosses on a blue background.
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- the national flag of the United Kingdom, formed by combining the red and white crosses of St ...
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- a non-profit-making money cooperative whose members can borrow from pooled deposits at low ...
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- a former federation of Communist republics occupying the northern half of Asia and part of ...
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- a trade union of people of the same skilled craft.
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- the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context: he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe a currency union between the two countries
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- an industrial and residential township in northeastern New Jersey; population 53,673 (est. 2008).
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