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union — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • union noun An organized group of workers formed to protect their rights and negotiate with employers.

Senses

union is used for these senses in English:

  • union (uncountable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
  • union (countable) Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
  • union (countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
  • union (countable, programming) A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.

union — full definition

  1. noun An organized group of workers formed to protect their rights and negotiate with employers.
  2. noun The act or result of joining two or more things into one.
  3. noun In mathematics, the set containing all elements found in two or more sets.

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