trade unionist
AmericanEtymology
Origin of trade unionist
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Chrysostomos Pavlidis, a farmers' trade unionist from Grevena in northern Greece, said his income is over 60 percent down from last year.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
He funded trade unionist Makhan Singh’s printing press, which churned out pro-independence leaflets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
Dubbed Peru's first poor president, Castillo, a former trade unionist and rural schoolteacher, won power in 2021 on a wave of frustration with conventional politics.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
Ribeiro-Addy describes herself as a socialist, feminist, anti-racist and trade unionist in her X bio.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
Ray was a staunch trade unionist, a member of the Cape executive and the Communist Party, and the first ANC leader to be arrested in the Defiance Campaign.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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