unionize

/ˈjuːniənaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · [jˈunjənˌaɪz] /ˈjuːniənaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · [jˈunjənˌaɪz] /ˈyün-yə-ˌnīz How to pronounce unionize (audio)/ (ame, mw)

unionize — verb

  • unionizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • unionizeshe / she / it
  • unionizedpast simple
  • unionizing-ing form

1. to help employees at a company act together so they can create a union and join

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to help employees at a company act together so they can create a union and join it

例句

Camila helped unionize the hotel staff after managers cut sick pay.

unionize + workforce

A national union is trying to unionize drivers at the delivery depot.

unionize + workers at a workplace

同義詞
  • organize

    Broader; it can mean arrange people for many goals, not only union membership.

  • mobilize

    Focuses on getting people ready to act, even when no union is created.

  • recruit

    Emphasizes persuading individual people to join, not changing the whole workplace.

反義詞
  • deunionize

    Means remove or weaken union presence in a workplace.

文法句型

unionize workers

unionize a workplace

be unionized by + group

用法筆記

Object is usually the workers or workplace being brought into a union. Distinguish from JOIN A UNION (sense 2): this sense usually describes organizers or leaders helping other employees do it.

常見錯誤

❌The staff unionized the union last spring.
✅The staff unionized the warehouse last spring.
💡the object is the workplace or workers being brought into the union, not the union itself.

2. to start a union with other workers, or to sign up with one that already exists

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to start a union with other workers, or to sign up with one that already exists

例句

After the layoffs, the nurses unionized and elected two workplace representatives.

intransitive: workers unionize together

Baristas at the airport unionized when weekend shifts kept getting longer.

unionize after pressure at work

同義詞
  • organize

    Broader; workers can organize around many goals without joining a union.

  • band together

    More general and informal; it does not require a formal union.

  • unionise

    The standard British spelling of the same verb.

反義詞

文法句型

workers unionize

unionize after + event

unionize over + issue

用法筆記

Subject is usually a group of employees at one workplace, not one person acting alone. Distinguish from ORGANIZE WORKERS (sense 1): here the workers themselves become union members instead of someone organizing them.

常見錯誤

❌I unionized last week by myself.
✅Our team unionized last week.
💡this verb normally describes workers acting together, not one person alone.