union#1 (n)
labor union (n)
trade union (n)
trades union (n)
brotherhood#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 14
def an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
examples you have to join the union in order to get a job
Outgoing links
Hypernym organization, organisation
Part holonym labor movement, trade union movement, labor
Derivationally related form trade union → trade unionist
Derivationally related form union → unionize; union → unionize
Hyponym industrial union, vertical union; craft union; company union; Industrial Workers of the World, IWW, I.W.W.
Incoming links
Hyponym organization, organisation
Hypernym industrial union, vertical union; craft union; company union; Industrial Workers of the World, IWW, I.W.W.
Part meronym labor movement, trade union movement, labor
Derivationally related form trade unionist → trade union
Derivationally related form unionize → union; unionize → union

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