unionist (redirected from Unionists)

un·ion·ist  (yny-nst)

n.

1. One who believes in or supports a union or unionism.

2. A member of a labor or trade union.

3. Unionist One loyal to the federal government during the Civil War.

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union·istic adj.

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unionist [ˈjuːnjənɪst]

n

1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter or advocate of unionism or union

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a member of a trade union

adj

(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly Brit of or relating to union or unionism, esp trade unionism

unionistic  adj

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Unionist [ˈjuːnjənɪst]

n

1. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes not capital)

a.  (before 1920) a supporter of the union of all Ireland and Great Britain

b.  (since 1920) a supporter of union between Britain and Northern Ireland

2. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a supporter of the US federal Union, esp during the Civil War

adj

(Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, resembling, or relating to Unionists

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

unionist - a worker who belongs to a trade union trade unionist, union member worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

Translations

unionist [ˈjuːnjənɪst]

A. ADJ (Brit) (Pol) → unionista

B. N

1. (Ind) (also trade unionist) → sindicalista mf, miembro mf de un sindicato

2. Unionist (Brit) (Pol) → unionista mf

unionist

n

(= trade unionist) → Gewerkschaftler(in) m(f)

(Pol) → Unionist(in) m(f); Ulster Unionist → Ulster Unionist m

adj

(= trade unionist) → gewerkschaftlich

(Pol) → unionistisch

Unionist [ˈjuːnjənɪst] n (Pol) (in Northern Ireland) → unionista m/f