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Union commonly refers to: *
Trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (s ...
, an organization of workers *
Union (set theory) In set theory, the union (denoted by ∪) of a collection of sets is the set of all elements in the collection. It is one of the fundamental operations through which sets can be combined and related to each other. A refers to a union of ze ...
, in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to:


Arts and entertainment


Music

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Union (band) Union is an American rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1997 featuring lead vocalist and guitarist John Corabi (ex-The Scream and Mötley Crüe), guitarist Bruce Kulick (ex-Kiss), bassist James Hunting (David Lee Roth and Eddie Money), and dru ...
, an American rock group ** ''Union'' (Union album), 1998 * ''Union'' (Chara album), 2007 * ''Union'' (Toni Childs album), 1988 * ''Union'' (Cuff the Duke album), 2012 * ''Union'' (Paradoxical Frog album), 2011 * ''Union'', a 2001 album by Puya * ''Union'', a 2001 album by Rasa * ''Union'' (The Boxer Rebellion album), 2009 * ''Union'' (Yes album), 1991 * "Union" (Black Eyed Peas song), 2005


Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Union'' (Star Wars), a Dark Horse comics limited series * Union, in the fictional
Alliance–Union universe The Alliance–Union universe is a fictional universe created by American writer C. J. Cherryh. It is the setting for a future history series extending from the 21st century into the far future. To date, the corpus of the Alliance–Union uni ...
of C. J. Cherryh * ''
Union (Horse with Two Discs) ''Union (Horse with Two Discs)'' is a bronze sculpture by Christopher Le Brun, made in 1999–2000 in an edition of three large casts. It depicts a horse standing square on four legs, flanked on either side by a large disc. The sculpture meas ...
'', a bronze sculpture by Christopher Le Brun, 1999–2000 *
The Union (Marvel Team) The Union is a fictional UK superhero team that appear in comic books published by Marvel. The Union has both old and new superheroes within it, including British hero Union Jack and a major new character, Britannia, who leads the new team in ...
, a Marvel Comics superhero team and comic series


Education

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Union Academy (disambiguation) Union Academy may refer to: * Union Academy (Bartow, Florida) * Union Academy (Gainesville, Florida) * Union Academy (Macon County, North Carolina) * Union Academy (Monroe, North Carolina) * Union Academy Senior Secondary School, New Delhi Un ...
, the name of several institutions *
Union College (disambiguation) Union College is a liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, United States. Union College may also refer to: * Pacific Union College, Napa Valley, California, US * Union College (Kentucky), Barbourville, Kentucky, US * Union College (Nebraska ...
, the name of several institutions *
Union Institute & University Union Institute & University (UI&U) is a private university in Cincinnati, Ohio. It specializes in limited residence and distance learning programs. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and operates satellite campuse ...
, in Ohio, U.S. *
Union Presbyterian Seminary Union Presbyterian Seminary is a Presbyterian seminary in Richmond, Virginia. It also has a non-residential campus in Charlotte, North Carolina and an online blended learning program. History As a result of efforts undertaken together by the S ...
, in Virginia, U.S. *
Union Public Schools Union Public Schools is a public school district located in southeast Tulsa, and northwest Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The school district is the eighth-largest in Oklahoma. Union is notable among school districts in the area because Union does not e ...
, a school district in Oklahoma, U.S. *
Union School of Theology Union School of Theology is a Reformed educational institution in Bryntirion in Bridgend, South Wales. The School is part of the wider Christian ministry of Union which also involves church planting and the production of theological resources. ...
, in Wales *
Union Theological College ''This page is about a college in Northern Ireland. For institutions with similar names, see Union Theological Seminary and Union School of Theology'' , mottoeng = ''“Buy the truth and sell it not”'' (taken from Proverbs 23:23) , establi ...
, in Northern Ireland *
Union Theological Seminary (disambiguation) Union Theological Seminary may refer to: * Albright College, formerly known as Union Seminary, a college in Reading, Pennsylvania * Union Presbyterian Seminary or Union Theological Seminary in Virginia and Presbyterian School of Christian Education ...
, the name of several institutions *
Union University (disambiguation) Union University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Union University may also refer to: * Beijing Union University * Union University (New York) * Union University (Serbia) * Union Institute & ...
, the name of several institutions


History and politics

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Economic union An economic union is a type of trade bloc which is composed of a common market with a customs union. The participant countries have both common policies on product regulation, freedom of movement of goods, services and the factors of production ...
, a type of trade bloc *
Political union A political union is a type of political entity which is composed of, or created from, smaller polities, or the process which achieves this. These smaller polities are usually called federated states and federal territories in a federal governmen ...
, a type of state which is composed of or created out of smaller states *
Personal union A personal union is the combination of two or more states that have the same monarch while their boundaries, laws, and interests remain distinct. A real union, by contrast, would involve the constituent states being to some extent interlink ...
, the combination of two or more states that have the same monarch * Poor law union, a former unit of local government in the United Kingdom *
Real union Real union is a union of two or more states, which share some state institutions in contrast to personal unions; however, they are not as unified as states in a political union. It is a development from personal union and has historically been ...
, a union of two or more states, which share some state institutions *
CDU/CSU CDU/CSU, unofficially the Union parties (german: Unionsparteien, ) or the Union, is a centre-right Christian-democratic political alliance of two political parties in Germany: the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Soc ...
, or the Union, a German political alliance *
Union (American Civil War) During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or " ...
, U.S. states that were loyal to the U.S. federal government * Union (Hungarian-German trade union council) *
Union (Madagascar) Union (''Tambatra'') is a political party in Madagascar. The party's candidate Pety Rakotoniaina won 1.68% in the December 2006 presidential election. Since the 23 September 2007 National Assembly elections An election is a formal grou ...
, a political party


Places


Canada

* Union, Elgin County, Ontario * Union, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario *
Union, Nova Scotia Union is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County Colchester County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. With a population of 51,476 the county is the fourth largest in Nova Scotia ...
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Union, Prince Edward Island Union is a settlement in Lot 4 and Lot 5, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most dense ...


United States

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Union, Alabama Union is a town in rural Greene County, Alabama, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 180. According to the 1980 U.S. Census, it was incorporated in the 1970s. Geography Union is located in northern Greene County at (32.99416 ...
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Union, Connecticut Union is a town located in the northeastern part of Tolland County, Connecticut, United States and is part of the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor. The population was 785 at the 2020 census, making it the leas ...
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Union, Illinois Union is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 580 at the 2010 census, up from 576 in 2000. History A post office called Union has been in operation since 1852. The village was named for the federal union of ...
* Union, Logan County, Illinois *
Union, Indiana Union is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, Pike County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History A post office was established at Union in 1845, and remained in operation until 1955. The community may be named after Uniontown, Pennsyl ...
* Union, Iowa *
Union, Kentucky is a home rule-class city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,416 . The area was rural until residential growth in the 1990s and 2000s. Union is located southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. Geography Union is located at ...
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Union, Louisiana Union is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 892 as of the 2010 census. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 44 on the east bank of the Mississipp ...
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Union Parish, Louisiana Union Parish ( French: ''Paroisse de l'Union'') is a parish located in the north central section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,107. The parish seat is Farmerville. The parish was created on Ma ...
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Union, Maine Union is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage and annual Union Fair. History Union was part of a tract of land called the Muscongus Paten ...
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Union, Mississippi Union is a town in Neshoba and Newton counties, Mississippi. The population was 1,988 at the 2010 census. Geography Union is located at (32.571320, -89.118118). Most of the town is in Newton County with a portion extending north into adjacen ...
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Union, Missouri Union is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It is located on the Bourbeuse River, southwest of St. Louis. The population was 10,204 at the 2010 census, with the city showing the highest growth rate (32 ...
, in Franklin County * Union, Clark County, Missouri *
Union, Nebraska Union is a village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 233 at the 2010 census. History Union was laid out in 1890 at a railroad junction. Sources differ whether the town was named for patriotic reasons after the federal ...
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Union, New Hampshire Union is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 196 at the 2020 census. Union has a separate ZIP code (03887) from the rest of the town of Wakefi ...
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Union (hamlet), New York Union is a hamlet in Madison County, New York, United States. The community is about southwest of Canastota Canastota is a village located inside the Town of Lenox in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 4,804 at the 201 ...
, in Madison County *
Union, New York Union is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 56,346. The name derives from the town having served as a rendezvous for the Sullivan Expedition. The town is in the south-cent ...
, in Broome County *
Union, Ohio Union is a city in Montgomery and Miami Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 6,419 at the time of the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography The coordinates for The City of Union are (3 ...
, a city in Montgomery and Miami Counties *
Union, Oregon Union is a city in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,121 at the 2010 census. Union is the namesake of Union County. History Union was platted on November 11, 1864 along the Oregon Trail. The name references the Union ...
* Union, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) *
Union, South Carolina The city of Union is the county seat of Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,393 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Union Micropolitan Statistical Area (population 28,961 according to 2010 Census) ...
* Union, Texas *
Union, Virginia Union is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalac ...
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Union, Washington Union or Union City is a small census-designated place in Mason County, Washington, United States. The community lies along the southern shore of the Great Bend of the Hood Canal, near the mouth of the Skokomish River, which flows from the near ...
* Union, West Virginia *
Union, Barbour County, West Virginia Union is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers ...
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Union, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Union is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: * Union, Burnett County, Wisconsin, a town * Union, Door County, Wisconsin, a town * Union, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, a town * Union (community), Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, an u ...
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Arcata, California Arcata (; Wiyot: ''Goudi’ni''; Yurok: ''Oket'oh'') is a city adjacent to the Arcata Bay (northern) portion of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, Arcata's population was 18,857. Arcata was first c ...
, first settled as Union *
Mount Union (Arizona) Mount Union is a mountain located in the Prescott National Forest in central Yavapai County, Arizona. The mountain's summit is the highest point of the Bradshaw Mountains The Bradshaw Mountains ( yuf-x-yav, Wi:kañacha, "rough, black range of ...


Elsewhere

* Union, Grenada *
Unión, Paraguay Unión is a town and district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, severa ...
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Union, Bohol Ubay, officially the Municipality of Ubay ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Ubay; tgl, Bayan ng Ubay), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,799 people. Ubay is in the nort ...
, Philippines *
Union, Dapa Dapa, officially the Municipality of Dapa ( Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Dapa; tl, Bayan ng Dapa), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Surigao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,006 people. Geog ...
, Philippines *
Union Island Union Island is part of the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It has a surface of and lies about west-southwest of Barbados within view of the islands of Carriacou and the mainland of Grenada, which lies directly south. Clifton and ...
, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


Science and mathematics

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Union (set theory) In set theory, the union (denoted by ∪) of a collection of sets is the set of all elements in the collection. It is one of the fundamental operations through which sets can be combined and related to each other. A refers to a union of ze ...
, in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets *
Union (SQL) Set operations allow the results of multiple queries to be combined into a single result set. Set operators include UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT. UNION operator In SQL the UNION clause combines the results of two SQL queries into a single table ...
, an set operation *
Union type In computer science, a union is a value that may have any of several representations or formats within the same position in memory; that consists of a variable that may hold such a data structure. Some programming languages support special dat ...
, in computer science, a type of data structure


Sports

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1. FC Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschönewei ...
, a German association football club *
Chicago Unions The Chicago Unions were a professional, black baseball team that played in the late 19th century, prior to the formation of the Negro leagues. Founding Organized as the Unions in 1887, the club was led by Abe Jones (1887–1889) and by W.S. ...
, a professional, Black baseball team that played in the US in the late 19th century, prior to the formation of the Negro leagues. *
Chicago Union Giants The Leland Giants, originally the Chicago Union Giants, were a Negro league baseball team that competed independently during the first decade of the 20th century. The team was formed via a merge of the Chicago Unions and the Chicago Columbia Gia ...
, a former American baseball team in the
Negro leagues The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...
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Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 2010 a ...
, a soccer team *
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Royale Union Saint-Gilloise , abbreviated to Union SG or USG, unofficially simply called Union, is a Belgian football club originally located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, in Brussels, although since the 1920s it has been based at the J ...
, a Belgian association football club *
Union Race Course Union Race Course was a horse racing track opened in the 1850s in San Francisco, California located in the Mission District The Mission District (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Distrito de la Misión''), commonly known as The Mission (Spanish lan ...
, formerly in San Francisco, U.S.


Other uses

* Union (automobile), made by the Union Automobile Company 1902–1905 *
Union (plumbing) A fitting or adapter is used in pipe systems to connect straight sections of pipe or tube, adapt to different sizes or shapes, and for other purposes such as regulating (or measuring) fluid flow. These fittings are used in plumbing to manipulate ...
, a pipe fitting *
Union (United States coin) The Union was a proposed $100 coin of the United States dollar. It was canceled before any pattern coins could be minted. History In 1854, San Francisco businessmen sent a petition to Secretary of the Treasury James Guthrie for a $50 coin t ...
, a proposed $100 coin * List of ships named ''Union'' *
Gabrielle Union Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade ( Union; born October 29, 1972) is an American actress. Her career began in the 1990s, when she made dozens of appearances on television sitcoms, prior to landing supporting roles in 1999 teen films '' She's All That ...
(born 1972), an American actress


See also

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Union Bank (disambiguation) Union Bank or Unionbank may refer to: * Unionbank, an Austrian bank active created in 1870, merged into Allgemeine Bodencreditanstalt in 1927 * Union Bank (Albania) * Union Bank of Australia, became part of Australia and New Zealand Banking Grou ...
* The Union (disambiguation) *
Reunion (disambiguation) Reunion may refer to: * Class reunion * Family reunion Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to: Places * Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean * Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, U ...
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European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been ...
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Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...
, the union government created by the constitution of India **
Dominion of India The Dominion of India, officially the Union of India,* Quote: “The first collective use (of the word "dominion") occurred at the Colonial Conference (April to May 1907) when the title was conferred upon Canada and Australia. New Zealand and N ...
, or Union of India, an independent dominion in the Commonwealth 1947–1950 *
Marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...
, a culturally recognised union between people *
Soyuz Soyuz is a transliteration of the Cyrillic text Союз ( Russian and Ukrainian, 'Union'). It can refer to any union, such as a trade union (''profsoyuz'') or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Сою́з Сове́тских Социали� ...
('Union'), an internal abbreviation for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics *
Students' union A students' union, also known by many other names, is a student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social ...
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Union State The Union State,; be, Саю́зная дзяржа́ва Расі́і і Белару́сі, Sajuznaja dziaržava Rasii i Bielarusi, links=no. or Union State of Russia and Belarus,; be, Саю́зная дзяржа́ва, Sajuznaja dziar� ...
, of Russia and Belarus *
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Nor ...
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United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...
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Civil union A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples. Civil unions grant some or all of the rights of marriage ...
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