trade union

noun

trade unionism noun
trade unionist noun

Examples of trade union in a Sentence

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These entities included a vast array of market sectors, including trade unions, political organizations, justice advocacy groups, transportation owners and energy companies. Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025 The state’s communist past stripped it of the vibrant churches, independent trade unions, and other civic organizations that in west Germany served as the building blocks of democracy, says Daniela Schwarzer, an international affairs expert at the Bertelsmann Stiftung, an independent foundation. Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024 Demonstrations that could serve to involve the city’s civil society, trade unions, political alliances. Hazlitt, 26 Nov. 2024 Histadrut, Israel’s biggest trade union, ordered the nationwide strike, with the action expected to last at least one day and shut down much of the country’s economy. NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade union 

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trade union was in 1828

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“Trade union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20union. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.

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trade union

noun
trade unionist noun

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trade union

noun

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