单词 | anti-unionism |
释义 | anti-unionismn. 1. Politics. Opposition to any of various political unions (see union n.2 3); the policy or principles of an anti-unionist group or party.Used originally to denote the movement opposed to the union of Great Britain and Ireland, and (later) to Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom; in the United States denoting opposition to the Union side during the American Civil War (1861–5). Cf. unionism n. 1, 2. ΚΠ 1799 ‘Paddy Whack’ No Union! 38 Anti-Unionism..is a fine stalking-horse for a despairing Jacobin, that he may shoot, without much dread, at the Constitution! 1830 D. O'Connell Corr. (1888) I. vi. 236 Depend upon it, that the attempt to arrest the progress of Anti-Unionism will be a complete failure. 1858 Circular 16 Sept. 135 Abolitionism, Free-loveism,..Unionism and Anti-Unionism..all had their respective advocates and champions. 1864 Let. 21 Aug. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1894) 2nd Ser. I. 26 The anti-unionism is so strong in this district [sc. West Tennessee] that large bodies of guerrillas, led by men of respectable families, assemble in the best settled parts. 1901 R. C. V. Meyers Victoria xiv. 311 As had always been the case in Ireland, the pendulum of public opinion had now swung over from Anti-Unionism to Separatism. 1979 P. Bew et al. State in Northern Ireland v. 192 O'Neill's opponents now tried to link this policy to his..alleged anti-Unionism. 1989 D. M. Nichol in C. Ryan Relig. Roles Papacy ii. x. 327 The emperor himself had identified anti-unionism with treason. 2006 A. Millar Socio-ideological Fantasy & N. Ireland Conflict iii. 71 Catholics..refer to themselves as Northern nationalists, which signifies anti-unionism and non-British rather than anti-Protestant or pro the rest of Ireland. 2. Opposition to the system, principles, or practice of trade unions. Cf. unionism n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > association of employers or employees > [noun] > trade union > trade unionism > principles of non-unionists anti-unionism1866 non-unionism1868 1866 Glasgow Herald 28 Dec. Anti-unionism among colliers. 1896 Speaker 23 May 545/1 The bulk of the workers are non-unionists, but the objection of the men is..to the..‘professional blackleg’ who makes a trade of his anti-unionism. 1949 C. McWilliams California 139 California has always had a pattern of organized anti-unionism. Industrial employers..have been more solidly arrayed..against labor than in any other state. 1978 Boston Herald 28 Feb. 8 The Sunbelt, unconquerable Alcazar of anti-unionism, had become the boom region of the country. 2001 E. Arnesen Brotherhoods of Color (2002) 83 Appeals to employers, to white labor leaders, and to the black community proved insufficient to combat employer anti-unionism and white union racism in the railroad industry. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1799 |
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