trade unionism
Americannoun
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the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
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trade unions collectively.
Etymology
Origin of trade unionism
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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By 19 he was active in trade unionism and was head of his local miners' lodge, becoming a well-known orator and social commentator.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
Bharadwaj’s path to trade unionism and legal activism was far from typical.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2018
But they believed just as fervently in trade unionism.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2017
She bought the Vallance Road building in 1926, and quickly converted it into a center for education, Christian Socialism and trade unionism.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2016
The place smelled of their beer and hair tonic, their punch-clock misery, their frayed nerves, their trade unionism.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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