Unionized

//ˈjunjənaɪzd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unionize form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Organized into a trades union or trades unions. adjective, error-misspelling, participle

    "Bumblemore was constantly calling the house elves in to fix this or that thing, but they were unionized and often on strike, so everybody had learned to accept unflushing toilets and small electrical fires […]"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of un-ionized. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    not converted into ions wordnet
  2. 2
    being a member of or formed into a labor union wordnet

Example

More examples

"The employees are all unionized."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From unionize, from union + -ize.

Etymology 2

From un- + ionized, from ionize.

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