B1nounworkpolitics
US/ˈjuːn.jən/
UK/ˈjuːn.jən/
an organization of workers that protects their rights; also a group of countries or states joined together
In context
The union is asking for better pay and shorter hours.
Members of the European Union can travel freely between countries.
Most of the factory workers joined the union last year.
Words that go with union
noun + noun
- trade unionHe is a member of a trade union.
- union memberEvery union member can vote on the deal.
- student unionThe student union organized a concert.
verb + noun
- join a unionNew teachers are encouraged to join a union.
adjective + noun
- European UnionThe European Union has twenty-seven members.