union
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• noun
The action or fact of joining together or being joined together, especially into a single political or unified entity.
"The treaty formalized the union between the two neighboring countries, creating a powerful new republic."
An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights, interests, and working conditions.
"The factory workers voted to form a union to negotiate better wages and safer working hours."
A mathematical set containing all the distinct elements that are present in two or more given sets.
"In set theory, the union of set A and set B includes all the numbers found in either individual set."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'union', from Late Latin 'unionem' (nominative 'unio'), meaning 'oneness, unity, a uniting', derived from the Latin word 'unus' meaning 'one'.