Unionization
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of forming a labor union. countable, uncountable
"Still, the coffee giant, which has been facing a wave of unionization efforts inside stores across the United States, was light on specifics around some of the concerns that have been raised by its employees, like scheduling."
- 2 Synonym of deionization. nonstandard, rare, uncountable
"In this case, the dissociation of the acid and unionization (or hydrolysis) of conjugate salt should be taken into account for calculating [H⁺] [i.e., Equation (2.39)]."
- 3 act of forming labor unions wordnet
Example
More examples"Still, the coffee giant, which has been facing a wave of unionization efforts inside stores across the United States, was light on specifics around some of the concerns that have been raised by its employees, like scheduling."
Etymology
From union + -ization.
From un- + ionization or unionize + -ation.
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