Union

Quick meaning: Union is a noun meaning (countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

Meaning

(countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
2. (countable) A trade union; a workers' union.
3. (countable) An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
4. (countable) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
5. (countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
6. (countable) The act or state of marriage.
7. (countable) Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.

Example Sentences

The union government of India

Actors have to be union to get work here.

And in the cup an union shall he throw, Richer than that which four successive kings In Denmark's crown have worn.

Unions are useful in those cases where you need to keep track of a value that can be represented as different data types during the lifetime of the program.

Word Forms

• unions
• unioning
• unioned

Synonyms for union

Depending on context, synonyms include junction, coalition, combination, unionized, organized, matrimony.

Antonyms for union

Common opposites include nonunion, disunion, separation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include uniting, conjugation, unification, pairing, coupling, organized.

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