union

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
noun the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

From Middle English unyoun, from Old French union, from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”). Doublet of unio.

WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861-1865 XXVIII. — A School History of the United States, John Bach McMaster
They talked of the fatherland, of union, of fraternity, of fidelity. — The Reign of Greed, José Rizal
I wish they could float a big Union Jack on the summit." — For the Sake of the School, Angela Brazil

labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood

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