trade unionist
The National Party branded the more militant unionists as Communists and was successful in breaking much of the power of the unions during the 1951 Waterfront dispute.
It was no longer just radical students, unionists and communists protesting against the war.

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unionist
adjective
(alsoUnionist)uk /ˈjuː.njə.nɪst/ us /ˈjuː.njə.nɪst/
supporting or relating to 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: 统一主义的，统一派的(尤其主张北爱尔兰继续为英国的一部分)
The announcement came days after the US Secretary of State met unionist and republican leaders in Belfast.在美国国务卿于贝尔法斯特会见了统一派和共和派领导人数天之后公布了该决议。
Several of the Unionist politicians accused the minister of hypocrisy.一些统一派政客指责该部长做派虚伪。
the formation of the Scottish Unionist party苏格兰统一党的形成
at the time of the American Civil War, supporting or relating to the Union(= the states that did not leave the United States): （美国内战时）支持北方联邦的;与北方联邦有关的
The Northern ("Unionist") states, led by Abraham Lincoln, were determined to force the Southern ("Confederate") states back into the Union.由亚伯拉罕·林肯领导的北方（“联邦”）各州决心迫使南方（“同盟”）州重新加入联邦。
supporting the political principle that a country or state should remain united with others in a largerunion: 统一主义的
A Spanish unionist rally mocked the separatist movement.西班牙统一派集会嘲笑了分离主义运动。
There was talk of the nationalists topping the poll and the unionist vote being split.
The unionist electorate appears ready to compromise.
Again and again, unionist masters learned the futility of trying to control their slaves.

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unionist | Business English

unionist
noun[ C ]
 HR, WORKPLACEuk /ˈjuːniənɪst/ us /ˈjuːnjənɪst/
a trade unionist

Examples of unionist

unionist
So, again, unionists calculated on the basis of a less favourable future.
Other responses were shaped by specific nationalist and unionist agendas.
In the economy, he undertook extensive efforts to bring industrialists and trades unionists together for the good of the nation.
In its initial use of regulations the unionist government drew most heavily on measures aimed at averting immediate violence and civil unrest.
This was particularly true on the unionist side.
On the one hand, communal competition for votes on the unionist-nationalist dimension is intensified.
This, of course, makes the political calculus simple and the number of unionist/nationalist controlled councils relatively easy to predict.
This was necessary if reconciliation between unionists and nationalists was to occur.
Denomination, social class, age, education and strength of unionist ideology all show strong relationships with party preference.
Of the city's fifteen parliamentary constituencies, ten went unionist, three were secured by coalition liberals, and one each by coalition labour and labour.
This certainly put pressure on unionists but did not predetermine what, if anything, they would agree to.
The creation of the league permitted what was an effective alliance of unionists and liberals while maintaining the tradition of ' no politics ' in local government.
Unionist women in this study broadly supported their party opposition to proactive strategies for women's inclusion.
Those publications prohibited by the unionist government which did not explicitly adopt this perspective were largely socialist or communist in character.
But how many traditional peace activists, let alone labor unionists, really recognised their perception of reality in those intellectual postulates?
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