union
/ˈjuːniən/noun
उच्चारण यूनिअन
संघ; मिलन, एकता
Basic word
- 1
[C, U]
(also trade union) an organization of workers who have joined together to protect their rights and interests; the act of joining two or more things together; the state of being joined together; a group of states or countries that have joined together; a club or association
संघ; मिलन, एकता
- a trade union
- the Union of India
- the European Union
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- The union asked for better pay for its members.
- The two states formed a union after long talks.
- Delhi is a Union Territory of India.
Synonyms association alliance federation unity merger
Opposite separation division split
¶Idioms 1
union is strength
people are much stronger when they act together than when they act alone
एकता में बल है; संगठन में शक्ति है
- The villagers built the road together, proving that union is strength.
- The old man showed his sons that a bundle of sticks cannot be broken easily; union is strength.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Trade union (an organization of workers; the Trade Unions Act, 1926), student union, union budget.
Collocations: trade union (कर्मचारियों का संगठन, श्रमिक संघ; श्रमिक संघ अधिनियम, 1926), student union (छात्र संघ), union budget (केंद्रीय बजट)।
'Unity is strength'.
कहावत 'Unity is strength' (एकता में बल है)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Article 1 says 'India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States', meaning the states cannot leave the Union; the Union government (the Centre) and the Union List (in the Seventh Schedule); Union Territories are governed directly by the central government (India has eight); the European Union (EU) has 27 member countries (after the UK left in 2020, called Brexit); the former Soviet Union (USSR) broke up in 1991.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: अनुच्छेद 1 कहता है 'भारत, अर्थात इंडिया, राज्यों का संघ होगा', जिसका अर्थ है राज्य संघ से अलग नहीं हो सकते; केंद्र सरकार (Union government) और संघ सूची (सातवीं अनुसूची में); केंद्रशासित प्रदेश सीधे केंद्र सरकार द्वारा शासित होते हैं (भारत में आठ हैं); यूरोपीय संघ (EU) के 27 सदस्य देश हैं (2020 में ब्रिटेन के निकलने के बाद, जिसे Brexit कहा गया); पूर्व सोवियत संघ (USSR) 1991 में टूटा।