Union generally refers to two or more things joined into one, such as an organization of multiple people or organizations, multiple objects combined into one, and so on. An organization (or organisation &mdash see spelling differences) is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals which controls its own performance and The term may mean:
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In politics
- The Union, referring to the federation that is the United States
- The Union (American Civil War), the states that did not declare their secession
- The Union Army, the army of the United States in the Civil War
- National Union Party (United States), forerunner of the United States Republican Party during the 1864 election
- Act of Union, one of several acts by the English Parliament
- United Kingdom, the constitutional result of that legislation
- African Union, an inter-governmental organization in Africa
- Union of South American Nations
- European Union, a supranational and inter-governmental organization in Europe
- Government of India, known officially as the Union Government
- Personal union, a group of separate, independent states that share the same monarch
- Political union, a type of state composed of smaller states
- Real union, an intermediate step between personal and political union of states
- Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- State of the Union Address annual speech by the President of the United States
- The Union (political coalition) (l'Unione), a twenty-first century Italian political coalition
- Unionist Party (Canada), known when in power as the Union Government
- Trade union, labor union, employment
In sports and entertainment
- Unión de Santa Fe, Argentine professional football club
- R. Union Saint-Gilloise, Belgian professional football club
- Club Atlético Unión de Sunchales, lower league Argentine football club
- Unión Magdalena a Colombian professional football club
- Union, a group of professional wrestlers in opposition to Vince McMahon in the World Wrestling Federation
- The supporters' club of the A-League football side Melbourne Victory
- Rugby Union
- Union (album), a 1991 album by the musical group Yes
- Union (band), an American heavy metal band
- Union (comic), set in the Star Wars universe
- Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations, a fictional organization in anime Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- Union (comics), a character published by Wildstorm
- "Union", a song by Avail from their 2000 album One Wrench
- "Union", a song by the Black Eyed Peas from their album Monkey Business
In education
The term student union can be used in either of two senses:
- Students' union, a student organization at many colleges and universities dedicated to student governance (not common in USA, see below)
- Student activity center, a building that typically hosts a "union" of student services (e. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. The National Union Party was a political party in the United States from 1864 to 1868. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages is a Confederation consisting of 53 African __FORCETOC__The Union of South American Nations (Unión de Naciones Suramericanas - UNASUR, União de Nações Sul-Americanas - UNASUL, Unie van Zuid-Amerikaanse Naties The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in A personal union is the combination by which two different States are governed by the same Monarch, while their boundaries their laws and their interests remain distinct A political union is a type of state which is composed of or created out of smaller States Unlike a Personal union, the individual states share a common government Real union is a union of two or more States which share some state Institutions however they are not as unified as states in a Political union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Union ( Italian: L'Unione) was an Italian Centre-left Political party coalition led by Romano Prodi, the The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament (MPs in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Club Atlético Unión (mostly known as Unión de Santa Fe) are a Football (soccer club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province R Union Saint-Gilloise is a Belgian Football club located in the Municipality of Forest, though it is named after the neighbour municipality Club Atlético Unión (usually referred as Unión de Sunchales) are a football club from Sunchales in Santa Fe Province in Argentina. Unión Magdalena is a Colombian Soccer team founded in the year 1950 as "Los Samarios" ( April 19) and based on Santa Marta. The Union (aka UPYOURS U nion of P eople Y ou OU ghta R espect S on was a stable consisting of former Melbourne Victory Football Club is a football (soccer team in the Australian A-League based in Melbourne, Victoria. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Union is the thirteenth studio Album by British Progressive rock band Yes, released in 1991 UNION is a Rock group formed in 1997 featuring lead vocalist and guitarist John Corabi (ex- Mötley Crüe) guitarist Bruce Kulick Union is a four-issue Star Wars comic miniseries written by Michael A This is a list of fictional States and factions in Mobile Suit Gundam 00. is the latest television Anime of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise Union is a fictional character in the Wildstorm universe Character history Ohmen was a member of a faction called the Protectorate on his homeworld One Wrench is Avail 's fifth studio Album, and their first full-length released on Fat Wreck Chords in 2000 A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, or guild of students is a Student Organization College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects For the Sports Complex in Laredo Texas, see The Student Activity Center. g. , food service, health facilities, lounges) at such institutions (also know as a "student center" or "student commons")
In the United States, the phrase more commonly refers to the building. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The phrase "student government" or "student senate" is usually used when referring to the subject of the "Students' union" article.
- Union College, a college for which the principal campus sits in Schenectady, New York
- Union College (Kentucky), a college in Kentucky
- Union Institute & University, a non-traditional educational institution
- Union Public Schools, a public school system in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Union Theological College, a college in Northern Ireland
- Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, an ecumenical Christian seminary in New York City, New York
- Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education, a Christian seminary in Richmond, Virginia
- Union University, a Baptist college in Tennessee
In transportation
- Union Railroad, any of several railroad companies
- Union (ship), a ship sunk in Fiji in 1804
In tradesmanship
- Union (electrical), a term sometimes used for a butt connector used to splice wires
- Union (hardware), a term sometimes used for a standoff that serves as an elongated nut
- Union (plumbing), a pipe fitting
In numismatics
- Union (coinage), a US gold coin that was worth $100 face value, it was never made because it would only be circulated among banks. Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. Union College is a four-year private college located in Barbourville Kentucky. Union Institute & University is a private College specializing in Distance learning programs Union Public Schools is located in parts of Tulsa and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and acts as a unifying organization that provides a sense of pride support Union Theological College is the Theological college Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a preeminent independent graduate school of Theology, located in Manhattan between Claremont Avenue and Broadway Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education ( Union-PSCE) located on the near north side of the city of Richmond Virginia, is a Theological Union University is a four year institution in Jackson, Tennessee, with an additional campus in Germantown Tennessee, a suburb of Memphis The Union was a snow constructed in England that was wrecked in Fiji in 1804 Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य Electrical wiring in general refers to insulated conductors used to carry Electricity, and associated devices A standoff is used in Mechanics and Electronics to separate two parts from one another A nut is a type of Hardware Fastener with a threaded hole Nuts are almost always used opposite a mating bolt to fasten a stack of parts together Fittings are used in pipe and plumbing systems to connect straight pipe or tubing sections to adapt to different sizes or shapes and to regulate Fluid
In mathematics and computer science
- Union (set theory)
- Union (SQL), an operator that combines the result of two SQL SELECT queries into a single result table
- Union (computer science), a data structure that stores several types of data in the same location. In Set theory, the term Union (denoted as ∪ refers to a set operation used in the convergence of set elements to form a resultant set containing the elements of both sets UNION operator In SQL the UNION clause combines the results of two SQL queries into a single table of all matching rows. A SQL SELECT statement returns a Result set of records from one or more tables In Computer science, a union is a Data structure that stores one of several types of data at a single location
- Union mount, a way to access separate file system directories as if they were but one. A union mount is a mount that allows several filesystems to be mounted at one time appearing to be one filesystem In Computing, a file system (often also written as filesystem) is a method for storing and organizing Computer files and the data they contain to make In Computing, a directory, catalog, folder or drawer is an entity in a File system, which contains a group of files and/or other directories
In geography
- Union Station, any of several depots at which two or more railway, subway, or bus lines merge
- Union subway station in Toronto, named for the adjacent railway station
- Union, Alabama
- Union, Connecticut
- Union, Illinois
- Union, Iowa
- Union, Kentucky
- Union, Maine
- Union, Mississippi
- Union, Missouri
- Union, Nebraska
- Union Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
- Union, New York
- Union, Ohio
- Union, Oregon
- Union, South Carolina
- Union, West Virginia
- Union, Wisconsin
- Union, Saint Vincent
- Union, Grenadines
- Unión, Paraguay
- Union City, California
- Union City, Georgia
- Union City, Indiana
- Union City, Michigan
- Union City, New Jersey
- Union City, Ohio
- Union City, Pennsylvania
- Union City, Tennessee
- Union County, Arkansas
- Union County, Georgia
- Union County, Illinois
- Union County, Indiana
- Union County, Iowa
- Union County, Kentucky
- Union County, Mississippi
- Union County, New Jersey
- Union County, New Mexico
- Union County, North Carolina
- Union County, Ohio
- Union County, Oregon
- Union County, Pennsylvania
- Union County, South Carolina
- Union County, South Dakota
- Union County, Tennessee
- Union Township, Michigan
- Union Township, New Jersey
- Union Township, Pennsylvania
- Mount Union, Iowa
- Uniontown
- Unionville
- Union Beach, New Jersey
- Union Grove, Alabama
- Union Hill, Illinois
- Union Park, Florida
- Union Parish, Louisiana
- Union Springs, Alabama
- Union Springs, New York
- West Union, Iowa
As a surname
- Gabrielle Union, an American actress
Dictionary
union
-noun
- a join
- a joint
- a bond
- a trade union
- (set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
- sexual intercourse
- a marriage
- (computing) A data structure that can store any of various items, but only one at a time.
Union
-noun
- A nickname for the 0-10-2 train configuration derived from the name of the only U.S. company to use that configuration.
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