union
gb/jˈunjən/ us/jˈunjən/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 600
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
entity
1
workers' organization for rights
A group of workers who join together to protect their jobs and improve pay and conditions.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] joins [a union]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'union' with 'team', but a union is usually a formal workers' group, not just any group of people.
المرادفات
labor union (A more specific term often used in American English to refer to the same concept.)
الأضداد
management (Refers to the employers or those in charge, often in opposition to a union's goals.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
trade union
|union member
|union leader
|union meeting
|union representative
الموضوعات
business
|law
|society
|work
أمثلة
- The union negotiated a better health plan for its members.
- Teachers in the union voted to go on strike.
- She has been active in the union for over ten years.
- The company met with the union to discuss wages.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The union asked for more pay.
- My father is in a teachers' union.
- The union had a big meeting last week.
اسم
B2
action
2
joining together into one
When two or more things are brought together to make one thing.
نمط الاستخدام:
[the] union of [two things]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'union' with 'meeting'; a meeting is temporary, while a union is about joining into one.
المرادفات
merger (Often used for companies or organizations joining, especially in business contexts.)
الأضداد
separation (The act of moving apart or ending a connection.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
political union
|marriage union
|union of ideas
|union of states
الموضوعات
general
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The union of these two rivers creates a wide delta.
- Their marriage was seen as a union between two cultures.
- The political union of the countries brought stability to the region.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- The union of water and flour makes dough.
- Marriage is a union of two people.
- The two companies formed a union.
اسم
B1
entity
3
organization for shared purpose
A group made by people or countries to work together for the same goal.
المرادفات
alliance (Suggests cooperation but may be less formal or permanent than a union.)
الأضداد
disbandment (The act of breaking up an organization or group.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
student union
|European Union
|credit union
الموضوعات
society
|politics
|business
أمثلة
- The European Union has 27 member states.
- She is the president of the student union.
- Members of the credit union can get lower interest rates.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I joined the student union at my school.
- The European Union is made of many countries.
- A credit union can help you save money.
اسم
formal
B2
state
4
state of being married
When two people are married to each other.
المرادفات
marriage (The more common term in everyday use for this state.)
الأضداد
divorce (The legal ending of a marriage.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
holy union
|marital union
الموضوعات
relationships
|law
أمثلة
- They celebrated fifty years of marital union.
- Their union was blessed by the church.
- The law recognizes their civil union.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- Their union has lasted many years.
- Marriage is a type of union.
- They had a civil union last year.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
union
IPA
GB/jˈunjən/
US/jˈunjən/
المقاطع والنبر
uni - on (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (uni)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: union
- Plural: union, unions
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
unions
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
disunity
noun
disunited
adjective
Advanced or less common
unionization
noun C1
unitary
adjective
التعبيرات
civil union
1/sˈɪvəl jˈunjən/
fixed phrase
legal partnership without marriage status
A legal relationship between two people that is like marriage but not exactly the same under the law.
أمثلة
- They entered into a civil union last summer.
- Civil unions are recognized in several states.
in union with
1/ˈɪn jˈunjən wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
formal
together in agreement or cooperation
Doing something together with someone or something else in agreement.
أمثلة
- In union with local charities, the company launched a food drive.
- She worked in union with her colleagues to finish the project.
trade union
1/tɹˈeɪd jˈunjən/
fixed phrase
workers' organization for rights at work
A group of workers who join together to protect their jobs and improve pay and conditions at work.
أمثلة
- The trade union is negotiating with management over pay.
- Trade unions often organize strikes when talks fail.