union
noun
[ ˈjuːnjən ]
• the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.
• "he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe"
Similar:
unification,
uniting,
joining,
merging,
merger,
fusion,
fusing,
amalgamating,
amalgamation,
junction,
coalition,
combining,
combination,
consolidation,
conjunction,
confederation,
federation,
integration,
synthesis,
blend,
blending,
mixture,
mingling,
commingling,
mash-up,
• a society or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose.
• "the Mothers' Union"
Similar:
association,
alliance,
league,
guild,
coalition,
consortium,
combine,
syndicate,
confederation,
federation,
confederacy,
partnership,
fraternity,
brotherhood,
sorority,
society,
club,
group,
organization,
trade union,
• a number of parishes consolidated for the purposes of administering the Poor Laws.
• a political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government.
• the set that comprises all the elements (and no others) contained in any of two or more given sets.
• a joint or coupling for pipes.
• (in South Asia) a local administrative unit comprising several rural villages.
• a part of a flag with an emblem symbolizing national union, typically occupying the upper corner next to the staff.
• a fabric made of two or more different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin unio(n- ) ‘unity’, from Latin unus ‘one’.
