Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labor union

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
labor u-nion
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment; a trade union.

Canadian usage; American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

labor unions (plural) labour union (alternative, Canada)

Synonyms

union trade union trades union brotherhood

Questions

What does labor union mean?
A continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment; a trade union.

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