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unionize

[ yoon-yuh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, un·ion·ized, un·ion·iz·ing.
  1. to organize into a labor union; bring into or incorporate in a labor union.
  2. to subject to the rules of a labor union.
  3. Obsolete. to form into a union.


verb (used without object)

, un·ion·ized, un·ion·iz·ing.
  1. to join in a labor union.
  2. Obsolete. to form a union.

unionize

/ ˈjuːnjəˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. to organize (workers) into a trade union
  2. to join or cause to join a trade union
  3. tr to subject to the rules or codes of a trade union
  4. to join or become joined in marriage or civil partnership


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Derived Forms

  • ˌunioniˈzation, noun

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Other Words From

  • un·ion·i·za·tion [yoon-y, uh, -nahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • un·ion·iz·er noun
  • o·ver·un·ion·ize verb overunionized overunionizing

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unionize1

First recorded in 1835–45; union + -ize

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Example Sentences

To date, the public at large does not support the efforts to unionize.

Efforts to unionize are rare but not unheard of in the fast food industry.

In the summer of 2005, the activists tried to unionize their Los Angeles office.

A Dutch general got up and said, “The first thing you need to do is unionize your army.”

In 1901 the United Hatters' Union practically ordered him to discharge his non-union men and unionize his factory.

As soon as the troops go out, we fellows who have been working to unionize this region are going to catch it.

They are engaged in a fight to unionize it and are as anxious to succeed as are the operators to prevent them from doing so.

They are not on strike: they've been locked out by Frick, because he wants to non-unionize the works.

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