union

[ˈjuːniən]

Definition:
1. An association or a club for people or organizations with the same interest.
2. An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer.
3. The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes.
4. The state of being joined or united or linked.
5. The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life.

Use 'union' in a sentence:

1. A customs union would integrate the economies of these countries.
2. The union is in dispute with management over working hours.
3. There was a call for moderation on the part of the trade unions.
4. They lived in unspoilt union.
5. There was a head-on confrontation between management and unions.
6. I feel that women in all types of employment can benefit from joining a union.
7. They will sign the union treaty only on their terms.
8. The naming of stars is at the discretion of the International Astronomical Union.
9. Their union was blessed with six children.
10. Ministers have begun work on the vexed issue of economic union.
11. A committee was created to arbitrate between management and the unions.
12. The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.
13. This is a first step towards political union.
14. Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.
15. There is pressure on the unions to settle.
16. Even Louis began to think their union was not blessed in the eyes of God.
17. Management should get together with the union.
18. The unions have always been weak in this industry.
19. Tanzania is a union of the states of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
20. God will bless this union.
21. The company has locked horns with the unions over proposed pay cuts.
22. On the basis of my own observations, I should like to elucidate a few problems concerning the Soviet Union and China.
23. Some claimed that the doctor's union fronted for the smuggling ring.
24. The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement.
25. I've joined the union.
26. The unions have blacked all imports from the country.
27. The comments provoked an angry response from union leaders.
28. The proposals were given a cautious welcome by the trade unions.
29. The union plans to raise the issue of overtime.
30. The union balloted its members on the proposed changes.
31. The union cannot call a strike unless it holds a ballot of members.
32. The workers see the deal as a union sell-out to management.
33. Management are facing a showdown with union members today.
34. In a rousing speech, the President hit out against the trade union.
35. The union represents over 200 000 teachers.
36. The new law released employers from their obligation to recognize unions.
37. The Minister hit out against trade union leaders.
38. The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions.
39. The unions are unlikely to accept any sort of wage restraint.
40. The government supported the unions in their demand for a minimum wage.
41. In today's lecture the focus will be on tax structures within the European Union.
42. The management and unions have reached a settlement over new working conditions.
43. The hotel flies the European Union flag.
44. The country applied for full membership of the European Union.
45. The union presented a shopping list of demands to the management.