Unionization

//ˌjuːnjənaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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. 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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