unionization C2+ Topic:Work & Careers 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 unionunionizeunionist Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Work & Careers - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown