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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organization of workers formed for the purpose of serving the members' interests with respect to wages and working conditions.
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- noun North America A continuous
association ofwage -earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving theconditions of theiremployment ; atrade union .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
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