From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe Unionthe Unionused in the past to talk about the United States, especially the northern states during the Civil War → union
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the Union• And he felt even more strongly about the union issue.• But the union has said it is going ahead with a formal appeal to the Employment Appeals Tribunal.• soldiers who fought for the Union• Each of the union republics has a constitution and state structure modelled broadly on that of the central administration.• This was the ex-president of the Union talking!• The potential for other oppressed groups to be autonomously organized also put pressure on the Union to question its structures and attitudes.• But when the unions objected, Lindsay buried its report. 