Unionism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union. countable, uncountable

    "This isn't the time for militant unionism. If I were at ScotRail, in the current climate I'd trade a pay freeze [sic: pay rise?] for job security."

  2. 2
    the system or principles and theory of labor unions wordnet
  3. 3
    Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War. capitalized, countable, often, uncountable
  4. 4
    Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland). capitalized, countable, often, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
trade unionism

Example

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"This isn't the time for militant unionism. If I were at ScotRail, in the current climate I'd trade a pay freeze [sic: pay rise?] for job security."

Etymology

From union + -ism.

Related phrases

american civil warnorthern irelandtrade unionunited kingdom

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