ˈbɹʌðɚhʊd ˈbɹʌðəhʊd ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən ˈkʌplɪŋ ˈdʒɔɪn ˈmæɹɪdʒ ˈmeɪtɪŋ ˈmatɹɪməni ˈmætɹɪmoʊni ˈjuːn.jən ˈjuːn.jən ˈwɛd.lɒk the act of making or becoming a single unit the union of opposing factions he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes the casual couplings of adolescents the mating of some species occurs only in the spring of trade unions the union movement union negotiations a union-shop clause in the contract a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner) the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts lightning produced an unusual union of the metals a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets let C be the union of the sets A and B an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer you have to join the union in order to get a job a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations the Soviet Union healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) a long and happy marriage God bless this union the state of being joined or united or linked there is strength in union