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Definition of unionize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

unionize

verb

NAmE//ˈyunyəˌnaɪz//

[transitive, intransitive] unionize (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they unionize

he / she / it unionizes

past simple unionized

-ing form unionizing

to organize people to become members of a labor union; to become a member of a labor union a unionized workforce They were forbidden to unionize.

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unionization

NAmE//ˌyunyənəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] a high level of unionizationSee unionize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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