unionized

adjective

union·​ized ˈyün-yə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce unionized (audio)
: characterized by the presence of labor unions

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Both Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have courted unionized workers at U.S. Steel and vowed to block the acquisition amid concerns about foreign ownership of a flagship American company. Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024 Workers United organized more than 150 stores in 2024, bringing the total number of unionized stores to about 540. Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024 And since college athletes, save for Dartmouth College men’s basketball players, are not unionized, the NCAA can’t collectively bargain an age ceiling. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024 To pressure the nation’s largest e-commerce giant into bargaining with its unionized employees. Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unionized 

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unionized was in 1900

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“Unionized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unionized. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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