union (/ˈjuː.njən/)
noun · Intermediate · Work & Business
🔊 /ˈjuː.njən/
Meaning
Meaning: organized group of workers
An organized group of workers formed to protect their rights and improve their pay and conditions.
Examples
🗣 The workers joined a union to negotiate better wages and safer working conditions together.
Etymology
From Latin ‘unio’ (oneness, a single pearl), from ‘unus’ (one).
How & Where It’s Used
Means a workers’ organization and, more generally, any joining together.
Tags: work, labor