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UNIONIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form or join a union

Example:

The auto workers decided to unionize

Synonyms:

organise; organize; unionise; unionize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "unionize" is one way to...):

fall in; get together; join (become part of; become a member of a group or organization)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

union (an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer)

unionization (act of forming labor unions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Recruit for a union or organize into a union

Example:

We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers

Synonyms:

unionise; unionize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "unionize" is one way to...):

enrol; enroll; enter; inscribe; recruit (register formally as a participant or member)

Cause:

organise; organize; unionise; unionize (form or join a union)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

union (an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer)

unionization (act of forming labor unions)

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