unionism

[yoon-yuh-niz-uhm]

un·ion·ism

[yoon-yuh-niz-uhm]
noun
1.
the principle of union, especially trade unionism.
2.
attachment to a union.
3.
(initial capital letter) loyalty to the federal union of the United States of America, especially at the time of the Civil War.

Origin:
1835–45; union + -ism

pro·un·ion·ism, noun
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Unionism is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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unionism (ˈjuːnjəˌnɪzəm)
 
n
1.  the principles of trade unions
2.  adherence to the principles of trade unions
3.  the principle or theory of any union

Unionism (ˈjuːnjəˌnɪzəm)
 
n
(sometimes not capital) the principles or adherence to the principles of Unionists

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unionism

association and activities of workers in a trade or industry for the purpose of obtaining or assuring improvements in working conditions through their collective action

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