trade union

noun

trade unionism noun
trade unionist noun

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Earlier on Thursday in Munich, an Afghan asylum seeker plowed his car into the crowd at a trade union demonstration, injuring at least 28 people, according to the BBC. Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025 Musk has vowed to cut $2 trillion a year from the federal budget, leading to a series of lawsuits by federal employee trade unions and Democratic states, which say that DOGE has no legal right to review federal databases. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 At the same time, two trade unions representing USAID workers have filed a suit against the government, arguing the jettisoning of the organization's staff and projects is unconstitutional. Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025 What To Know Musk has vowed to cut $2 trillion a year from the federal budget, leading to a series of lawsuits by federal employee trade unions and Democratic states, which say that DOGE has no legal right to review federal databases. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade union

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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 3 Mar. 2025.

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trade union

noun
trade unionist noun

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trade union

noun

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