Meanings
noununionism (countable and uncountable, plural unionisms)
plural unionisms
- countableuncountableThe support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union.
This isn't the time for militant unionism. If I were at ScotRail, in the current climate I'd trade a pay freeze [sic: pay rise?] for job security.
2020 December 2, Philip Haigh, “A winter of discontent caused by threat of union action”, in Rail, page 63 - capitalizedcountableoftenuncountableSupport for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War.
- capitalizedcountableoftenuncountableSupport for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe system or principles and theory of labor unions
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Translations
Catalan sindicalisme
- sindicalismetrade unionism
Czech odborářství, syndikalismus
- odborářstvítrade unionism
- syndikalismustrade unionism
French syndicalisme
- syndicalismetrade unionism
German Syndikalismus
- Syndikalismustrade unionism
Irish ceardchumannachas
- ceardchumannachastrade unionism
Italian operaismo, unionismo
- operaismotrade unionism
- unionismotrade unionism
Spanish unionismo, gremialismo
- unionismotrade unionism
- gremialismotrade unionism
- sindicalismotrade unionism
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APA
unionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unionism
MLA
“unionism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unionism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unionism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unionism.
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