syndicaladj.
/ˈsɪndɪkəl/ a. syndical chamber (occasionally union) = French chambre syndicale, a union of people engaged in a particular trade, for the protection of their interests; a trade-union.
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society > occupation and work > working > association of employers or employees > [noun] > trade union
covin1764
union1818
trade union1825
trades combination1831
combination1833
labour union1849
syndical chamber (occasionally union)1864
sindicato1936
1864 Good Words 5 877/2 Skin-dressers, glovers, whitesmiths, harness-makers, &c., all dwell upon the necessity of forming in France ‘syndical chambers,’—i.e., authorised trade societies, for their respective trades... They look to this ‘syndical chamber’ to extinguish strikes.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 19 Mar. 12/1 The Syndical Chamber of Chemical Product Manufacturers.
b. In other collocations: of or relating to syndicalism; organized in unions.
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society > occupation and work > working > association of employers or employees > [adjective] > belonging to trade unionism > systems or doctrines
syndical1907
syndicalistic1912
1907 I. Zangwill Ghetto Comedies 411 Your only remedy is a general strike. You must join the Syndical Anarchists.
1943 G. Brenan Spanish Labyrinth xii. 271 The real strength of the C.N.T. lay..in their powers of syndical resistance.
1955 Times 5 Aug. 8/3 General Perón said that the syndical organization of the people fought for ideals and interests.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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adj.1864