nonunion

[ non-yoon-yuhn ]

adjective
  1. not belonging to a labor union: nonunion workers.

  2. not recognizing or accepting a labor union or union policy: a nonunion factory.

  1. not manufactured by labor union workers.

noun
  1. Medicine/Medical. failure of a broken bone to heal.

Origin of nonunion

1
First recorded in 1860–65; non- + union

Words Nearby nonunion

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How to use nonunion in a sentence

  • The nonunion engineer is not only tolerated but is even on occasion made the beneficiary of the activities of the union.

    The Armies of Labor | Samuel P. Orth

British Dictionary definitions for nonunion

nonunion

/ (nɒnˈjuːnjən) /


adjective
  1. not belonging or related to a trade union: nonunion workers

  2. not favouring or employing union labour: a nonunion shop

  1. not produced by union labour: nonunion shirts

noun
  1. pathol failure of broken bones or bone fragments to heal

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