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1 [mass noun] the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context:he was opposed to closer political or economic union with Europe [count noun]:a currency union between the two countries (the Union) historical the uniting of the English and Scottish crowns in 1603, of the English and Scottish parliaments in 1707, or of the parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. a state of harmony or agreement:they live in perfect union [count noun] a marriage:their union had not been blessed with children
2a society or association formed by people with a common interest or purpose: [in names]:the Mothers' Union a trade union: [in names]:the National Farmers' Union British an association of independent Churches, especially Congregational or Baptist, for purposes of cooperation.
3 (the Union) a political unit consisting of a number of states or provinces with the same central government, in particular: the United States, especially from its founding by the original thirteen states in 1787–90 to the secession of the Confederate states in 1860-1: California is the fastest growing state in the Union when it comes to urban encroachment (also the Federal Union) the northern states of the United States which opposed the seceding Confederate states in the American Civil War. South Africa, especially before it became a republic in 1961.
4 Mathematics the set that comprises all the elements (and no others) contained in any of two or more given sets. [mass noun] the operation of forming a union.
5a joint or coupling for pipes.
6British historical a number of parishes consolidated for the purposes of administering the Poor Laws.
7(in South Asia) a local administrative unit comprising several rural villages.
8a part of a flag with an emblem symbolizing national union, typically occupying the upper corner next to the staff.
9 [mass noun] a fabric made of two or more different yarns, typically cotton and linen or silk.
