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词汇 unionism
释义 unionism
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈjuː.njə.nɪ.zəm/ us /ˈjuː.njə.nɪ.zəm/

unionismnoun[U] (POLITICS)


(alsoUnionism)
support for the policy that the countries of the UK should remain united, especially that Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
He saw himself as the unrivalled defender of unionism.
Ulster Unionismthe progressive wing of Ulster Unionism
This was a period that marked the decline of Scottish unionism and a rise in Scottish nationalism.
(alsoUnionism)
at the time of the American Civil War, support for the Union(= the states that did not separate from the United States):
See the documents listed below for examples of antislavery unionism in the border states.
He came from East Tennessee, that bastion of Unionism from the days of Andrew Johnson.
(alsoUnionism)
the general political principle that a country or state should remain united with others in a larger union:
She was one of the leading figures of Catalan unionism.
Spanish unionism opposed independence for the Basque and Catalan regions.
Irish nationalism’s premise is that the link to Britain is not permanent, whereas unionism contends that it will endure.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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sectarian
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International relations: United States politics & government

unionismnoun[U] (WORK)


the beliefs, policies, and practices of trade unions (= workers' organizations that represent the people who work in a particular industry):
The city, whose economy depended on tourism rather than manufacturing and mining, was never a hotbed of unionism.
Synonym
trade unionism
In the 1930s, radical unionism was exemplified by the Industrial Workers of the World.
They note that a major feature of the new unionism is cooperation between "blue-collar" unions and "green" environmentalists.
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arbitrate
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arbitrator
bargaining power
closed shop
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mastersinger
postal union
shop steward
student union
trade union
trade unionism
unionization
unionize
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