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Unionization
//ˌjuːnjənaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 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
Etymology
Etymology 1
From union + -ization.
Etymology 2
From un- + ionization or unionize + -ation.
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