union
Workers' collective body
Union is related to the verb unite and indicates an instance or the result of it.
Countries that form a loose or tight organization are called unions (Soviet Union, European Union).
Workers organizations are also called labor unions (in the U.S.) and trade unions (in the UK).
In the American Civil War, Union referred to the U.S., or northern side.
A wedding or marriage can also be called a union.
People doing jobs
- collectiveJointly organized group
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- picketPointed fence stake
dues · steward · organizer · membership · contract · grievance · solidarity · negotiate
Legal union of spouses
- wedlockState of being spouses
- nuptialsVows and rings
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
vows · bride · groom · betrothal · espousal · joining · bond · partnership
Temporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
- blocAllied group sharing interests
pact · treaty · consortium · partnership · association · syndicate · guild · brotherhood
Unity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- onenessState of being unified
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
- togethernessState of close connection
consensus · harmony · accord · concord · cooperation · fellowship · camaraderie · unanimity
Combining into unified whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- fusionJoining into unity
incorporation · conglomeration · combination · coalescence · unification · blending · absorption · annexation
Point where things meet
- jointShared by multiple parties
- connectionA joining or relation
- fusionJoining into unity
- sutureMedical wound closure
State with elected leaders
- stateCondition or mode
- nationSovereign political entity
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederacyAlliance for shared purpose
reunification · customs · trade · economic · monetary · sovereignty · federal · commonwealth
workers
People doing jobs
- collectiveJointly organized group
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
picket · dues · steward · organizer · membership · contract · grievance · solidarity · negotiate · wages
matrimony
Legal union of spouses
ceremony · vows · bride · groom · betrothal · espousal · joining · bond · partnership · civil
coalition
Temporary alliance for action
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
- leagueAssociation or distance unit
bloc · pact · treaty · consortium · partnership · association · syndicate · guild · brotherhood · fraternity
solidarity
Unity among allies
togetherness · consensus · harmony · accord · concord · cooperation · fellowship · camaraderie · unanimity · interconnection
consolidation
Combining into unified whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
fusion · incorporation · conglomeration · combination · coalescence · unification · blending · absorption · annexation · linkup
junction
Point where things meet
- jointShared by multiple parties
- connectionA joining or relation
- fusionJoining into unity
republic
State with elected leaders
- stateCondition or mode
- nationSovereign political entity
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
confederacy · reunification · customs · trade · economic · monetary · sovereignty · federal · commonwealth · bloc
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- Family & Marriagematrimony, weddings, family life, home life, domestic life
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, club
- social groupsdemographic groups, community, clan, ethnic groups, age groups
unionseparation
State of being apart
division · disunion · split · disconnection · severance
unionmanagement
Organizing and directing resources
nonunionized · unorganized · unorganised · open shop · right-to-work
unionsecession
Formal withdrawal from union
disunion · confederation · separatism · independence · partition
- in unisonAt the same moment
- union contractBinding pact between workers and management
- Soviet UnionFormer communist superstate
- labor unionCollective bargaining group
- K9 unitLaw enforcement canine team
- storage unitRented holding space
unit, unite, unity, reunion, unify, unified, unison, reunite, unions