Union | Mean of union in English Dictionary

/ˈjuːnjən/

• Noun
• an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members
1. She joined the teachers' union.
2. union members/leaders/officials
• an act of joining two or more things together
1. An embryo is created through the union of sperm and egg.
2. a perfect union of Eastern and Western music
• a group of states or nations that are ruled by one government or that agree to work together
1. the former Soviet Union
2. the European Union

• the United States
1. Utah joined the Union in 1896.
• the group of northern states that supported the federal government during the American Civil War
1. One brother fought for the Union and one for the Confederacy.
2. Union soldiers
• an organized group of people, businesses, etc., that have the same purpose or interest
1. the American Civil Liberties Union
2. the International Skating Union
• the act of getting married or of causing two people to be married
1. the union of two people in marriage
2. They celebrated their union [=marriage] with more than 200 friends and family members.
• the activity or an act of having sex
1. sexual union