student union

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noun

a building or rooms on a college or university campus, set aside for recreational, social, and governmental activities of the students.

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Origin of student union

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby student union

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How to use student union in a sentence

He started in student activism in high school and in 2011, while studying law at the University of Chile, he was elected leader of its student union.
The Leftist Millennial Who Could Lead One of Latin America's Wealthiest and Most Unequal Countries|Ciara Nugent|November 19, 2021|Time
As head of a major student union, he shook Chile’s establishment by leading rallies that brought reforms to Chile’s privatized education system.
The Leftist Millennial Who Could Lead One of Latin America's Wealthiest and Most Unequal Countries|Ciara Nugent|November 19, 2021|Time
As its name suggests, on-campus employment — like a barista at a student union or a cashier at a campus bookstore — is only permissible on the campus at which the student is enrolled.
One Group Of Student-Athletes Is Conspicuously Absent From NIL Deals|Josh Planos|November 15, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Nearly every night, till I got in my car in the wee hours of the morning to go home and sleep a little, I sat at a table in the student union and worked on homework.
The best $130 I ever spent: A Major League Baseball TV pass|Alissa Wilkinson|May 31, 2021|Vox

Marc Klein, senior event manager for Populous, likened the convention center to a mix between a college’s student union and a recreation center.
Men’s Sweet 16 teams might be stuck in Indy with idle time, but they don’t want to leave.|Emily Giambalvo|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
Before those ideas could be explored on university property, the student union stepped in.
University College London’s Nietzsche Club Is Banned|Nico Hines|June 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The university and its student union issued a joint statement to “utterly condemn the appalling photos.”
British Co-Eds Dress as 9/11 in a Costume Contest—and Win|Nico Hines|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Thus, in its recent decision, the Jewish Student Union expressed anti-Zionist sentiments.
J Street U Rejected for Standing Behind IDF Soldiers|Oded Na'aman|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Student Union Chairman: Bennett should put his money where his mouth is.
Activists Target 'National Proirity' List Inclduing Record Number of Settlements|Orly Halpern|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Paddy and Heimbach insist that the White Student Union is a peaceful organization, focused solely on preserving white culture.
Riding Along With a Towson University Student’s ‘White Patrol’|Caitlin Dickson|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Photographers were perpetually taking pictures, some of which turned up in the Student Union as full-color postcards.
The Vilbar Party|Evelyn E. Smith