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trade union

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Labour relations, unions
ˌtrade ˈunion (also trades union) noun [countable] British English  BELan organization, usually in a particular trade or profession, that represents workers, especially in meetings with employers 工会 SYN American English labor uniontrade unionist noun [countable]trade unionism noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
trade unionThe farm worker has himself contributed, though as often as not by leaving the industry rather than by joining a trade union.Wholesale changes took place within the management and trade union organisations, with the good going out with the bad.This was the proposal to rush punitive trade union legislation through Parliament while the strike was in progress.
From Longman Business Dictionarytrade unionˌtrade ˈunion (also trades union British English), labor union American EnglishHUMAN RESOURCESORGANIZATIONS an organization representing people working in a particular industry or profession that protects their rightsThe European Convention on Human Rights declared that everyone had a right to join a trade union.How has trade union membership changed in recent years?TGWU, the transport uniontrade unionist, trades unionist noun [countable]She was an active trade unionist and had lately been elected a shop steward. union
ˌtrade ˈunion nounChineseSyllable
particular a organization, in or usually profession, Corpus an Business trade


trade union
ˌtrade ˈunion (also ˌtrades ˈunion) noun [countable] British English
an organization, usually in a particular trade or profession, that represents workers, especially in meetings with employers
   SYN  labor union American English
—trade unionist noun [countable]
—trade unionism noun [uncountable]


trade unionBrE /ˌtreɪd ˈjuːniən/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtreɪd ˈjuːniən/ 🔊 (BrE also ˌtrades ˈunion) noun = union (1) trade unionism BrE /ˌtreɪd ˈjuːniənɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtreɪd ˈjuːniənɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the history of trade unionism工会主义的历史