unionist

noun

union·​ist ˈyün-yə-nist How to pronounce unionist (audio)
: an advocate or supporter of union or unionism

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Cameras didn’t document the torture of trade unionists and others in Paraguay. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025 What if the creation story of anthropology isn't exclusively about white men classifying people as primitive? Marcus Garvey’s Journey Began in Central America Marcus Garvey left Jamaica unemployed, an anti-colonial trade unionist who British authorities considered dangerous. JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025 Although nobody with even a minimal knowledge of the Troubles believes Adams, many republicans accept his dissembling as a politically expedient ruse, designed in part to give the British, the unionists, and other interested parties political cover for dealing with Sinn Fein. Jonathan Stevenson, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2019 Northern Irish unionists are anxious, too, and for good reason. Jeremy Shapiro, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2020 See All Example Sentences for unionist

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unionist was in 1722

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“Unionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionist. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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