unionization

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌjunjənəˈzeɪʃən/ UK /ˌjuːnjənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the process of forming or joining a labor union

Unionization swept through the warehouse within months.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the process of forming or... organizationsyndicalization

Opposites

deunionization

Word family

Related forms union unionizeunionist

Etymology

From unionize (from union + -ize) + -ation; union derives from Late Latin unio ('oneness, union'), from Latin unus ('one').

unio Latin unus Latin *óynos Proto-Indo-European

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# unionization

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌjunjənəˈzeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌjuːnjənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the process of forming or joining a labor union

## Examples
- Unionization swept through the warehouse within months.

## Synonyms
- organization
- syndicalization

## Antonyms
- deunionization

## Related Forms
- union
- unionize
- unionist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: unio
- Root: unus
- Root: *óynos

## Etymology
From unionize (from union + -ize) + -ation; union derives from Late Latin unio ('oneness, union'), from Latin unus ('one').

## AI Etymology
Unionization is from unionize (from union + -ize) + -ation; union derives from Late Latin unio ('oneness, union'), from Latin unus ('one'). Important recorded forms include unio (Latin), unus (Latin), and *óynos (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the process of forming or joining a labor union. The wider family includes related words such as union, unionize, and unionist.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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