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Richard Attenborough

Meaning of "unionist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNIONIST

unionist  [ˈjuːnjənɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNIONIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unionist can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNIONIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unionist in the English dictionary

The first definition of unionist in the dictionary is a supporter or advocate of unionism or union. Other definition of unionist is a member of a trade union. Unionist is also of or relating to union or unionism, esp trade unionism.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNIONIST


agonist
ˈæɡənɪst
alienist
ˈeɪljənɪst
antagonist
ænˈtæɡənɪst
carillonist
kəˈrɪljənɪst
disunionist
dɪsˈjuːnjənɪst
exhibitionist
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst
expressionist
ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst
humanist
ˈhjuːmənɪst
impressionist
ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst
italianist
ɪˈtæljənɪst
modernist
ˈmɒdənɪst
nonunionist
nɒnˈjuːnjənɪst
nutritionist
njuːˈtrɪʃənɪst
opinionist
əˈpɪnjənɪst
pianist
ˈpɪənɪst
pillionist
ˈpɪljənɪst
protagonist
prəʊˈtæɡənɪst
receptionist
rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst
reunionist
riːˈjuːnjənɪst
Zionist
ˈzaɪənɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNIONIST

union member
union membership
Union of Myanmar
Union of South Africa
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Union of the Comoros
union pipes
union rate
Union School
union shop
union suit
union territory
unionisation
unioniser
unionism
Unionist Party
unionistic
unionization
unionize
unionizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNIONIST

abortionist
accordionist
anti-Zionist
balloonist
cartoonist
colonist
communist
conservationist
constructionist
dental receptionist
educationist
evolutionist
fashionist
illusionist
percussionist
precisionist
projectionist
reductionist
revolutionist
saxophonist
trade unionist

Synonyms and antonyms of unionist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unionist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNIONIST

Find out the translation of unionist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unionist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unionist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sindicalista
570 millions of speakers

English

unionist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संघी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النقابي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

юнионистское
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sindicalista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রমিক-সঙ্ঘর সভ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

syndicaliste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesatuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unionist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

労働組合員
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unionist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đảng liên hiệp ở my
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொழிற்சங்கவாதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युनियनवादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

birlikçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sindacalista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

związkowiec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

юніоністське
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unionist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνδικαλιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Unionist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medlemmen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Unionist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unionist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIONIST»

The term «unionist» is regularly used and occupies the 67.429 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIONIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unionist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unionist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unionist

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3 QUOTES WITH «UNIONIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unionist.
1
Richard Attenborough
I'm a passionate trade unionist.
2
Ernest Bevin
The most conservative man in this world is the British trade unionist when you want to change him.
3
Martin Niemoller
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNIONIST»

Discover the use of unionist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unionist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A History of the Ulster Unionist Party: Protest, Pragmastism ...
This is a history of the development of the Ulster Unionist Party from its beginnings in the opposition to Irish Home Rule to the present day.
Graham Walker, 2004
2
Unionist-Nationalism: governing urban Scotland, 1830-1860
This book challenges this orthodoxy, showing that in fact Scottish Nationalism demanded equality within the Union - more Union rather than less - and that it was at the level of civil society rather than the parliamentary context that ...
Graeme Morton, 1999
3
The Liberal Unionist Party: A History
He argues that the party was a genuinely successful political movement with widespread activist and popular support which resulted in the development of an authentic Liberal Unionist culture across Britain in the mid-1890s.The issues which ...
Ian Cawood, 2012
4
Khizr Tiwana, the Punjab Unionist Party and the Partition of ...
This work is the first biography of Khizr Tiwana, the Unionist Premier of the Punjab during the climacteric period 1942-1947.
Ian Talbot, 1996
5
Lincoln's Resolute Unionist: Hamilton Gamble, Dred Scott ...
Dennis Boman's full-scale account of Gamble's life tells the little-known story of a prominent frontier lawyer who became chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court and boldly dissented in the infamous Dred Scott decision.
Dennis K. Boman, 2006
6
Edward Everett: Unionist Orator
Reid reconstitutes the role of epideictic rhetoric in the United States from the end of the Revolutionary War to the eve of the Civil War and reinstates Everett in the pantheon of great American orators.
Ronald Forrest Reid, 1990
7
A Unionist in East Tennessee: Captain William K. Byrd and ...
Details of this mysterious skirmish have remained buried in archives and personal accounts for years. Now, for the first time, A Unionist in East Tennessee uncovers a dramatic yet forgotten chapter of Civil War history in East Tennessee.
Marvin Byrd, 2011
8
The Force of Culture: Unionist Identities in 20th Century ...
A highly original evaluation of the contribution of culture to Unionist identity, which defines the complexity of meanings and values, associated with the Northern Irish State since 1920.
Gillian McIntosh, 1999
9
Unionist Politics and the Politics of Unionism Since the ...
This book concentrates on the period preceding the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 15 November 1985 through to the forum elections and multi-party talks of July 1996.
Feargal Cochrane, 1997
10
The Life of Sir Denis Henry: Catholic Unionist
Denis Stanislaus Henry occupies a unique place in the political and legal history of Northern Ireland politics.
A. D. McDonnell, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNIONIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unionist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Democratic Unionist Party blocks gay marriage in Northern Ireland …
One of the methods that the Democratic Unionist Party have used to thwart the progress of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland is the petition of concern. «The News Hub, May 15»
2
Fermanagh South Tyrone: one day a unionist will stand on that …
Many unionists (like myself) were disconsolate. Many unionists and nationalists regarded FST as lost to unionism forever. It had in Gildernew a relatively young ... «Slugger O'Toole, May 15»
3
Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party Secures 8 Seats, Eyes …
Democratic Unionist Party leader Peter Robinson speaks at the party's policy conference in the village of Templepatrick in Belfast, March 28, 2015. (Reuters) ... «NDTV, May 15»
4
Gay Ulster Unionist volunteer quits party in disgust until pact with …
A gay Ulster Unionist worker has left the party over its pact with the DUP. ... the pact because I don't class the DUP as being a British unionist party," he said. «Belfast Telegraph, May 15»
5
Everything you need to know about Nigel Dodds and the Democratic …
After May 7, David Cameron may find himself in need of a Nigel's help to form a government. Not Ukip's Nigel Farage, but the Democratic Unionist Party's Nigel ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
6
Never mind the SNP. The real danger is if the DUP are in government
In a desperate, scorched-earth attempt to remain in power, the unionist Tories are willing to ensure the break-up of the UK, shamelessly fanning anti-Scottish ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
7
Unionist pact boosts DUP hopes of recapturing East Belfast, says …
The unionist pact has given the DUP a significant bounce in the battleground constituency of east Belfast - making the party the runaway favourite to win back ... «Belfast Telegraph, Apr 15»
8
Britain's strange silence on the Democratic Unionist Party
Well now, across the Irish Sea, the Democratic Unionist Party's Paul Givan is bringing forward a private member's bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly which ... «Open Democracy, Mar 15»
9
Northern Ireland unionist parties agree pact as they seek more seats …
First minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson said: 'I am calling on all unionists to unite behind these agreed candidates and maximise the pro-union voice in ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
10
James Molyneaux: Ulster Unionist leader for 16 years who fought an …
As leader of the Ulster Unionist party between 1979 and 1995 he might have been expected to be in the limelight. Instead he shunned publicity and prominence, ... «The Independent, Mar 15»

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