| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
| ACLU n | initialism (American Civil Liberties Union) (siglas inglés) | ACLU n propio f |
| Unión Estadounidense por las Libertades Civiles n propio f |
| American Civil Liberties Union n | (US human rights organization) | Unión Estadounidense por las Libertades Civiles n propio f |
| The American Civil Liberties Union opposes indiscriminate security screening of passengers at airports. |
civil partnership,
civil union n | (legal contract between couple) (homosexual) | unión civil loc nom f |
| It is pure discrimination to say that we can form a civil partnership but we cannot get married. |
| Es discriminatorio decir que tenemos acceso a una unión civil pero no podemos casarnos. |
| credit union n | (finance: cooperative group) | cooperativa de crédito loc nom f |
| cooperativa de ahorro y crédito loc nom f |
| customs union | (uniform tariff policy) | unión aduanera nf + adj |
| EU n | initialism (European Union) | UE n propio f |
| Unión Europea n propio f |
| Many of the EU's institutions are based in Brussels. |
| Muchas de las instituciones de la UE están en Bruselas. |
| European Monetary Union n | (EMU: European economic system) | Unión Monetaria Europea n propio f |
| European Union n | (political union) | Unión Europea nf |
| Note: Comúnmente abreviado: UE. |
| Croatia became a member of the European Union in 2013. |
| La Unión Europea aglutina 27 naciones en la actualidad. |
| Former Soviet Union n | (Eastern European states) | Antigua Unión Soviética grupo nom |
| ex Unión Soviética grupo nom |
| industrial union n | (labor organization) | sindicato industrial nm + adj mf |
labor union (US),
labour union (UK) n | (trade union, syndicate) | sindicato nm |
| The labor unions were created to protect workers from unfair working conditions. |
| Los sindicatos se crearon para proteger a los trabajadores de las condiciones de trabajo injustas. |
Myanmar,
Union of Myanmar n | (official name of Burma) | Myanmar n propio m |
| Birmania n propio m |
| National Union of Teachers n | UK (teachers' association) | Sindicato Nacional de Maestros n propio m |
nonunion,
non-union adj | (person: not belonging to a labour union) | no sindicado adv + adj |
nonunion,
non-union adj | (not dealing with a labour union) | no sindicado adv + adj |
| no sindical adv + adj |
| rugby union n | (sports: type of rugby) | rugby 15 loc nom m |
the Soviet Union,
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic,
the Russian Federation n | historical (USSR: Soviet Russia) | Unión Soviética n propio f |
| Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas n propio f |
| (sigla) | URSS nf |
| The Soviet Union dissolved at the end of the Cold War. |
| La Unión Soviética se disolvió al final de la Guerra Fría. |
| student union n | (association of students) | sociedad de alumnos loc nom f |
| (AR) | centro de estudiantes loc nom m |
| The student union voted to boycott the racist professor's classes. |
| La sociedad de alumnos votó boicotear las clases del profesor racista. |
| senado estudiantil loc nom m |
| consejo estudiantil, consejo de estudiantes loc nom f |
| El senado estudiantil votó boicotear las clases del profesor racista. |
| student union n | (building with facilities for students) (edificio) | centro de estudiantes loc nom m |
| The student union has a cafeteria, games rooms, and even a pub. |
| El centro de estudiantes provee una cafetería, salas de juegos e incluso un bar. |
| TGWU n | UK, initialism (Transport and General Workers' Union) (sigla) | TGWU nm |
| Note: Sindicato general del Reino Unido conformado por trabajadores del sector del transporte y otras industrias. |
| trade union n | (worker's syndicate) | sindicato nm |
| The trade union has voted to strike on two weekends in March. |
| El sindicato ha votado un paro de dos fines de semana en marzo. |
| Trades Union Congress n | UK (association of British Trade Unions) | Trades Union Congress n propio m |
| Note: Confederación de sindicatos de Inglaterra y Gales. |
| Transport and General Workers' Union n | UK, historical (labor association) | Transport and General Workers’ Union n propio m |
| Note: Sindicato general del Reino Unido conformado por trabajadores del sector del transporte y otras industrias. |
| TUC n | UK, initialism (Trades Union Congress) (sigla inglesa) | TUC nm |
| Note: Confederación de sindicatos de Inglaterra y Gales. |
| Union Army n | historical (American Civil War: Federate Army) | ejército de la Unión nm |
| union card n | (labour organization's membership card) | carné de sindicalista nm |
| When you join a trade union you will be given a union card. |
| credencial del sindicato nf |
Union Jack,
Union flag n | UK (United Kingdom national flag) | bandera del Reino Unido nf + loc adj |
| bandera de la Unión nf + loc adj |
| union label n | (marks [sth] made by union members) | etiqueta de sindicato loc nm f |
| sello de sindicato loc nom m |
| union member n | (belongs to a labor group) | miembro del sindicato grupo nom |
| trabajador sindicalizado, trabajadora sindicalizada nm, nf + adj |
| afiliado, afiliada nm, nf |
| Union members are voting on whether to go on strike. |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics n | (formal name of the Soviet Union) | Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas n propio f |
| union shop n | (employees must join union) | afiliación sindical obligatoria grupo nom |
| Western Union n | (US money transfer service) | Western Union nf |
