union

S2 W1

in Vietnamese liên đoàn lao động, công đoàn

BrE /ˈjuː.nɪən/ AmE /ˈjuː.ni.ən/

noun en → vi

1 ORGANIZATION [C] B1

liên đoàn lao động, công đoàn

an organization that represents workers in a particular country or industry and protects their rights

  • a union member
  • join a union

Collocations union leader · union representative

  • He is a member of the teachers' union.

    Anh ấy là thành viên của công đoàn giáo viên.

2 MERGER [C] B1

sáp nhập, hợp nhất

the joining together of two or more organizations, companies, etc., to form a single organization

  • a union between two companies
  • merge into a union

Collocations union of companies · union agreement

  • The merger was completed last year.

    Sáp nhập đã hoàn thành vào năm ngoái.

3 COOPERATION [C] B2

hợp tác, liên minh

the joining together of people or groups to work for a common purpose

  • a union between two countries
  • form a union

Collocations union of forces · union of efforts

  • The two countries formed an economic union.

    Hai nước đã hình thành một liên minh kinh tế.

4 MATHEMATICS [C] C1

tập hợp hợp nhất trong toán học

the set of all the numbers or items that are in two or more sets, but not any others

  • union of sets