unionism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English union Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English unionism From union + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union.
This isn't the time for militant unionism. If I were at ScotRail, in the current climate I'd trade a pay freeze [sic: pay rise?] for job security.
2020 December 2, Philip Haigh, “A winter of discontent caused by threat of union action”, in Rail, page 63:
- (capitalized, countable, often, uncountable) Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War.
- (capitalized, countable, often, uncountable) Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unionisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Relateds
nationism · trade unionism · unionist
Translations (7)
it operaismo (trade unionism) · it unionismo (trade unionism) · gv keird-chummynys (trade unionism) · es unionismo (trade unionism) · gv keird-heshaghtys (trade unionism) · ga ceardchumannachas (trade unionism) · es gremialismo (trade unionism)