unionized

adjective

union·​ized ˈyün-yə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce unionized (audio)
Synonyms of unionizednext
: characterized by the presence of labor unions

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Spirit’s unionized pilots have publicly urged the airline’s major lenders to back the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, warning liquidation would severely impact the local economy. South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026 Revolution Wind, which began construction in 2023, was expected to power some three hundred and fifty thousand homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island, to reduce carbon emissions by eleven million metric tons, and to create about a thousand unionized jobs. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026 In a hypothetical world where college athletes are unionized employees, the athletes’ union might negotiate better terms for some athletes—but that’s not reality and won’t be a reason for the Ninth Circuit to reverse Wilken. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2026 Corporations started to move manufacturing outside the United States, and labor arrangements that had been negotiated in the Thirties and Forties—wherein a unionized worker might stay at one company for an entire career, drawing a pension and benefits—were eroding. Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unionized

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unionized was in 1900

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“Unionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionized. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.

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