"unionism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unionisms [plural]
Etymology: From union + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|union|ism}} union + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unionism (countable and uncountable, plural unionisms)
  1. The support of advocacy of a union, especially of a trade union. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unionism-en-noun-ItQIz839
  2. (often capitalized) Support for the North (the Union) during the American Civil War. Tags: capitalized, countable, often, uncountable Translations (trade unionism): ceardchumannachas [masculine] (Irish), operaismo [masculine] (Italian), unionismo [masculine] (Italian), keird-chummynys [masculine] (Manx), keird-heshaghtys [masculine] (Manx), unionismo [masculine] (Spanish), gremialismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unionism-en-noun-E3Ukqi-7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 2 72 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 57 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 74 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 74 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 1 73 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 74 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 2 75 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 76 24 Disambiguation of 'trade unionism': 8 58 34
  3. (often capitalized) Support for the continuance of the United Kingdom (especially with respect to Northern Ireland). Tags: capitalized, countable, often, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unionism-en-noun-roYZBObh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trade unionism, unionist, nationism

Inflected forms

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