"unionize" meaning in English

See unionize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unionizes [present, singular, third-person], unionizing [participle, present], unionized [participle, past], unionized [past]
Etymology: union + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|union|ize}} union + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} unionize (third-person singular simple present unionizes, present participle unionizing, simple past and past participle unionized)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To organize workers into a union. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (To organize workers into a union): syndiquer (French), הִתְאַגֵּד (hit'agéd) (Hebrew), sindicalizar (Portuguese), sindicar (Spanish), gå med i facket (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unionize-en-verb-AxwHXgId Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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