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unionist definition

union·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. a person who believes in unionism
  2. a member of a labor union
  3. ☆ a supporter of the federal union of the U.S., esp. during the Civil War
  4. a supporter of the political union of Northern Ireland and Great Britain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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