Hypernym

organization 1

noun

a group of people who work together

Part_meronym

labor movement 1

noun

an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

labor union 1

noundomain: group

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

Examples

1.you have to join the union in order to get a job

Synonyms

union 1
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
trade union 1
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
trades union 1
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
brotherhood 4
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

Hyponym

industrial union 1

noun

a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft

craft union 1

noun

a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft

company union 1

noun

a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union

Industrial Workers of the World 1

noun

a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I

Part_holonym

labor movement 1

noun

an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement