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unionistic

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un⋅ion⋅ist

  [yoon-yuh-nist]
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–noun
1. a person whose activities or beliefs are characterized by unionism.
2. a member of a trade union.
3. (initial capital letter) a supporter of the federal union of the United States of America, esp. during the Civil War.
4. British Politics. (formerly) an upholder of the legislative union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Origin:
1790–1800; union + -ist

Related forms:
un⋅ion⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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un·ion·ist   (yōōn'yə-nĭst)   
n.  

  1. One who believes in or supports a union or unionism.

  2. A member of a labor or trade union.

  3. Unionist One loyal to the federal government during the Civil War.

un'ion·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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