plural unions
plural unions
Learner's definition of UNION
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[count] : an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members工會 — called also (US) labor union, (British) trade union
2
[noncount] : an act of joining two or more things together結合;聯合;合並 3
[singular] : a group of states or nations that are ruled by one government or that agree to work together聯邦;國家聯盟 4 the Union
a : the United States美利堅合衆國 ◊ The State of the Union address is a yearly speech given by the U.S. President to Congress and the people to tell them about important things that are affecting the country.國情咨文(美國總統一年一度向國會和國民做的演講,闡述對國家有影響的重要事情。)
b : the group of northern states that supported the federal government during the American Civil War(美國南北戰爭期間支持聯邦政府的)北部聯邦 —
often used as Union before another noun常以Union用於另一名詞前 5
[count] : an organized group of people, businesses, etc., that have the same purpose or interest協會;聯合會;會社 — see also student union 6
formal : the act of getting married or of causing two people to be married結婚 [noncount]
[count]
— see also civil union 7
[count, noncount] formal : the activity or an act of having sex性交