"students' union" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: students' unions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=students' union}} students' union (plural students' unions)
  1. (UK) A student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social, organizational activities, and representation. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-students'_union-en-noun-JDpPbO3o Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Universities Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 36 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 10 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 34 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 9 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 11 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 11 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 11 32 33 Disambiguation of Universities: 42 5 27 26
  2. (UK) The building where the union provides such services. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-students'_union-en-noun-Oa40pvrn Categories (other): British English, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 11 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 11 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 11 32 33
  3. (UK) A student organization to provide services to students, especially of higher education (in this sense only US English, and then almost always "student union") Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-students'_union-en-noun-O-3en4nB Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 36 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 10 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 34 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 9 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 11 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 11 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 11 32 33
  4. (UK) The building where the union provides such services. (in this sense only US English, and then almost always "student union") Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-students'_union-en-noun-2VZa6QQs Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 8 36 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 10 32 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 34 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 9 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 11 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 11 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 11 32 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: student union (english: US spelling), SU Translations (building): ylioppilaskuntatalo (Finnish), ylioppilaskunta (english: universities) (Finnish), oppilaskuntatalo (Finnish), oppilaskunta (english: other) (Finnish), kårhus [neuter] (Swedish) Translations (organization): studentenvakbond [masculine] (Dutch), ylioppilaskunta (english: universities) (Finnish), oppilaskunta (english: other) (Finnish), studentkår [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'building': 23 42 0 35 Disambiguation of 'organization': 49 0 51 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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