trade union

noun

trade unionism noun
trade unionist noun

Examples of trade union in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the phrase was first coined by a Black, Quaker, openly gay, socialist, trade union organizer, civil rights activist, advisor on nonviolence to Dr. Martin Luther King and a peace protest leader named Bayard Rustin. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 The annual weeklong event in a vast exhibition space in southern Paris, in which farmers and trade unions converge, along with their produce and livestock, to promote their wares and push officials for better trade deals and subsidies. TIME, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for trade union 

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Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trade union was in 1828

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“Trade union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20union. Accessed 30 May. 2024.

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trade union

noun
trade unionist noun

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trade union

noun

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