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Collocations for "UN"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "UN" in context.

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UN

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a member of the UN
  2. [an ambassador to, a spokesperson for] the UN
  3. asked the UN to step in
  4. in a decision by the UN on [Monday]
  5. the UN has voted to send troops to
  6. the UN is meeting to discuss
  7. an unprecedented decision in the UN
  8. the UN has [stated, declared] that
  9. the UN has [imposed, threatened] sanctions
  10. [with, without] the approval of the UN
  11. in negotiations with the UN
  12. has been [expelled from, thrown out of] the UN
n as adj
  1. is a UN [ambassador, member]
  2. in a UN decision on [Monday]
  3. sent in UN troops
  4. an unprecedented UN decision
  5. [with, without] UN approval
  6. a UN resolution to
  7. works in the UN headquarters
  8. the UN Security Council
'UN' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "UN" in the title:

, it took what they considered the un‑ or under‑educated, the provincial and unsophisticated... - English Only forum
'He’d been given the eye and he’d cocked a deaf ’un but now he was listening.' (UK) - English Only forum
(Un)comfortable + Verb + ING - English Only forum
(un)convincing vs. (in)conclusive - English Only forum
(Un)involved - English Only forum
(Un)stable - English Only forum
a small UN civilian presence - English Only forum
American Vs Un American - English Only forum
an argument for sidetracking the UN - English Only forum
and <Soviet officials also agreed to> share rights to veto UN decisions - English Only forum
antonyms to adjectives, un- or in- - English Only forum
Any-whose-a-whats-un - English Only forum
Awf'un - English Only forum
comma with apposition: the/an international organization, the UN, to - English Only forum
Comprarse un CD o DVD pirata en el Top Manta - English Only forum
decision was un-reviewable - English Only forum
Despotic and ‘un-free’ - English Only forum
drop a tol'able big 'un - English Only forum
enable Kim Jong Un - English Only forum
Finally, he "has been"/"is" un-typecast - English Only forum
fishing out un-falsified theories - English Only forum
"Garder un bon souvenir de" ? - English Only forum
He also accused the UN of [failing on] terrorism, hunger and ending conflicts. - English Only forum
He had <an> immediate success [indefinite article] + [un/countable noun] - English Only forum
heading by the UN - English Only forum
his un-handy spider-length - English Only forum
How to use un- prefix - English Only forum
Hypnotise/ dehypnotise un- hypnotise - English Only forum
I believe the UN has no teeth - English Only forum
"i-" vs "un-" as negative prefixes [rule?] - English Only forum
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