student union

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of student union¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Mohammed Siddiqui, a PhD student in engineering and chair of the student union's sustainability council, said it allowed participants to step into the shoes of world leaders.

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A bomb threat that turned out to be false prompted the evacuation of the student union building at USC on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.

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A rally this month organized by the graduate student union and faculty groups drew well over 100 people despite drizzling rain.

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Its student wing won majorities in two public university student union elections for the first time, energising the party.

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Healey told BBC Scotland's The Sunday Show at that time the SNP was engaging in "student union politics" that could stifle innovation and deny young people opportunities.

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