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UNIONISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unionism mean?
• UNIONISM (noun)
The noun UNIONISM has 1 sense:
1. the system or principles and theory of labor unions
Familiarity information: UNIONISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system or principles and theory of labor unions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
trade unionism; unionism
Hypernyms ("unionism" is a kind of...):
labor; labor movement; trade union movement (an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement)
Derivation:
unionist (a worker who belongs to a trade union)
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