trade unionism

noun

The system or practice of trade unions

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Meanings

nountrade unionism (usually uncountable, plural trade unionisms)

plural trade unionisms · alternative UK trades unionism

  1. uncountableusuallyThe system or practice of trade unions

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe system or principles and theory of labor unions

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Broader
labor movementtrade union movementlabor
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque sindikalismo
  • sindikalismoTranslations
Bulgarian синдикализъм
  • синдикализъм (sindikalizăm)Translations
Catalan sindicalisme
  • sindicalismeTranslations
Czech syndikalismus, odborářství
  • syndikalismusTranslations
  • odborářstvíTranslations
Esperanto sindikatismo
  • sindikatismoTranslations
Finnish ammattiyhdistysliike
  • ammattiyhdistysliikeTranslations
French trade-unionisme, syndicalisme
  • trade-unionismeTranslations
  • syndicalismeTranslations
German Syndikalismus
  • SyndikalismusTranslations
Greek συνδικαλισμός
  • συνδικαλισμός (syndikalismós)Translations
Italian sindacalismo
  • sindacalismoTranslations
Portuguese sindicalismo
  • sindicalismoTranslations
Russian синдикализм
  • синдикализм (sindikalizm)Translations
Spanish unionismo, sindicalismo
  • unionismoTranslations
  • sindicalismoTranslations
Ukrainian профспілковий рух
  • профспілковий рух (profspilkovyj rux)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

trade unionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20unionism

MLA

“trade unionism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20unionism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trade unionism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20unionism.

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