unionism

English

Etymology

From union +‎ -ism.

Noun

unionism (countable and uncountable, plural unionisms)

1. The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union.
   • 2020 December 2, Philip Haigh, “A winter of discontent caused by threat of union action”, in Rail, page 63:

     This isn't the time for militant unionism. If I were at ScotRail, in the current climate I'd trade a pay freeze [sic: pay rise?] for job security.

2. (often capitalized) Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War.
3. (often capitalized) Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland).

Related terms

• trade unionism
• unionist

 

Translations

trade unionism

• Irish: ceardchumannachas m
• Italian: operaismo (it) m, unionismo m
• Manx: keird-chummynys m, keird-heshaghtys m
• Spanish: unionismo (es) m, gremialismo (es) m

See also

• nationism

Anagrams

• misunion

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French unionisme. By surface analysis, uniune +‎ -ism.

Noun

unionism n (uncountable)

1. unionism

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	unionism	unionismul
genitive-dative	unionism	unionismului
vocative	unionismule