English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “unionism”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for unionism is union-ism, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
union-ism
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result uni-on-ism The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
Wordunionism
Hyphenationunion-ism
Break points1
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈjuːnjənɪz(ə)m
Meaning & usage

What does “unionism” mean?

unionism: the policies and practices of trade unions, particularly those concerned with protecting and furthering the rights of workers.

Headwordunionism
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈjuːnjənɪz(ə)m
1
noun

the policies and practices of trade unions, particularly those concerned with protecting and furthering the rights of workers.

Example: “the opportunity to promote unionism as a positive force in our society”

2
noun

a policy of supporting the union of Northern Ireland with Great Britain.

Example: “he shifted from Unionism to advocacy of a United Ireland in a matter of weeks”

Word breaks

How “unionism” is split

union·ism

For US English, the hyphenation result is union-ism. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns uni-on-ism.

Quick answers

Questions about “unionism”

How do you hyphenate “unionism”?

In the US-English result used here, unionism is hyphenated as union-ism.

Where can “unionism” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “unionism” mean?

the policies and practices of trade unions, particularly those concerned with protecting and furthering the rights of workers.

Can you use “unionism” in a sentence?

“the opportunity to promote unionism as a positive force in our society”

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