student union

noun

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

Definition of student union

: a building on a college campus that is devoted to student activities and that usually contains lounges, auditoriums, offices, and game rooms

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Recent Examples of student union from the Web

In an unprecedented move last December, the Education Ministry sued a student union that tried to set up meetings for students of color.

— karina piser, The New Republic, "Inside France’s Growing Identity War," 29 May 2018
One day, in the student union, before lunch, my new friends were talking about an off-campus party that was going to happen the following weekend.

— Town & Country, "I Was a Victim of Sexual Assault at Boarding School," 9 Sep. 2016
When a guest of the student union, Kwame Ture (a.k.a.

— manohla dargis, New York Times, "Spike Lee Turns a Period Piece Into a Protest of the Trump Era," 15 May 2018
Georgetown University initially refused to entertain the idea of a graduate-student union but ultimately agreed to workers holding a vote.

— washington post, BostonGlobe.com, "Harvard agrees to negotiate a contract with graduate-student union," 1 May 2018
There are about 700 locations on campus that use the ID cards, including the library, barber shops, the student union, diners and movie theaters.

— charlie lapastora, Fox News, "Arizona professor tracking student ID cards to determine whether students will drop out," 23 May 2018
The official national university student union, which is allied with the government, criticized the sit-in at the Polytechnic University, noting that many of the demonstrators do not even attend the school.

— frances robles, New York Times, "‘We Are Nicaragua’: Students Revolt, but Now Face a More Daunting Task," 27 Apr. 2018
Inside the student union, light from a disco ball bounced around the room and students lined up at the photo booth with props: a pink lei, an oversized pair of glasses and Mickey Mouse ears.

— NBC News, "LGBTQ teens in West Virginia create state's first 'rainbow' prom," 23 Apr. 2018
Labor and student union members were marching near the river Seine when they were interrupted by demonstrators clad in black, with some wearing balaclavas and gas masks.

— laignee barron, Time, "200 Arrested in Paris After Rioters Hijacked a Peaceful May Day Rally," 3 May 2018

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