Unionization Meaning
/ˌjuːnjənaɪˈzeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of forming a labor union.
nounSynonym of deionization.
Sentence Examples
The workers voted in favor of unionization to protect their jobs.
Unionization is the process of forming or joining a labor union.
The company opposed the unionization of its warehouse employees.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After months of organizing, the employees finally achieved ____ at their plant.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company was opposed to the ____ of its staff, fearing that it would lead to several higher costs today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English union Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English unionization From union + -ization.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Still, the coffee giant, which has been facing a wave of unionization efforts inside stores across the United States, was light on specifics around some of the concerns that have been raised by its employees, like scheduling."
— 2022 September 13, Julie Creswell, “Starbucks Shares Shift in Strategy, to Automation and Expansion”, in The New York Times:
"In this case, the dissociation of the acid and unionization (or hydrolysis) of conjugate salt should be taken into account for calculating [H⁺] [i.e., Equation (2.39)]."
— 2004, Cherng-ju Kim, “Ionic Equilibrium”, in Advanced Pharmaceutics: Physicochemical Principles, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 61:
"The acid or base form is the unionized form and salt form is the ionized form of the corresponding acid or base. Accordingly, ionized and unionized can be substituted in the above equations in order to calculate the amount of ionization or unionization at a particular pH value."
— 2017, Amie D. Brooks, Cynthia Sanoski, Emily R. Hajjar, NAPLEX 2017 Strategies, Practice & Review, page 571:
"Unionization (lipid solubility) facilitates absorption whereas ionization (water solubility) facilitates excretion of drug."
— 2018, Ranjan Kumar Patel, Conceptual Review of Pharmacology: 3rd Edition, page 2:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After months of organizing, the employees finally achieved ____ at their plant.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company was opposed to the ____ of its staff, fearing that it would lead to several higher costs today.