unionism

C2 Topic:War & Conflict
US /ˈjuːnjəˌnɪzəm/
noun Freq #99853

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    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.

  2. 2
    noun

    the system or principles and theory of labor unions

  3. 3
    noun

    Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War.

  4. 4
    noun

    Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland).

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the system or principles... trade unionism
Word family
Related forms nationismunionist

Etymology

From union + -ism.

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