UNIONS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

unions

noun

plural of union

as in mergers

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one the union of East Germany and West Germany that became possible after the fall of communism

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as in coalitions

an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection in 1949 the U.S. and Canada joined their European allies in a transatlantic union to defend Western Europe from aggression by the Soviet Union

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the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) the movie studio is producing the blockbuster in union with another studio because of the tremendous cost involved

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Recent Examples of unions Paz’s termination of a popular but fiscally unsustainable fuel subsidy and other austerity measures triggered strikes earlier this month, which escalated into a coordinated effort from the Bolivian Workers’ Central, peasant unions, and miners to paralyze the country. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026 Bass’ standing is weak across the electorate post-fires even as Hollywood’s crew unions and other labor groups have endorsed her. —

Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026 The participation of Kering Group employees in the strike planned for Wednesday in Scandicci, Tuscany, stood at between 70 and 100 percent of the total, according to Italian unions, reaching more than 1,000 people. —

Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 May 2026 Brown and Jelincic were both CalPERS board members who lost their seats in 2021 and 2019, respectively, after unions spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to support their opponents. —

William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026 The agreement is still being ratified by members of the unions. —

Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 19 May 2026 Unlike in North America, India has no unions and very little regulation to address the impact of AI in filmmaking, and for every filmmaker who pushes back, there are dozen of others who are wholeheartedly embracing the technology. —

Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 May 2026 The unions, which represent locomotive engineers, machinists, signalmen and others, have said more substantial raises are warranted to help workers keep up with inflation and rising living costs. —

Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 Saturday after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job for the first time in three decades. —

ABC News, 18 May 2026

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Now, in the age of AI, uncertainty has become the norm—from corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions to layoffs and ongoing organizational transformation—leaving high-tech leaders unprepared.

— Christina Wood, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
In an era of peak partisanship at the national level, Connecticut lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have for years agreed that the state’s approval process for major hospital transactions — like mergers and acquisitions — needed a major overhaul.

— Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026