TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION (TGWU)

Meaning of TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION (TGWU) in English

British labour union.

The Dockers' Union (founded 1889) took the lead in the merger of 14 unions to form the TGWU in 1922. The union grew rapidly under the leadership of Labour Party ; {{link=Trades Union Congress">Trades Union Congress .

Britannica English dictionary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012

WORKERS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) foreign workers International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Kurdistan Workers' Party Russian Social Democratic Workers' …
Английский словарь Британика
UNION — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Union Group African Union American Civil Liberties Union Benelux Economic Union Christian Democratic Union …
Английский словарь Британика
TRANSPORT — In biochemistry, the movement of fat -soluble molecules and some small molecules) to pass and blocks others ( ions and …
Английский словарь Британика
GENERAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) attorney general Dawes General Allotment Act Estates General general practice General Agreement on Tariffs …
Английский словарь Британика
UNION — I. ˈyünyən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin union-, unio oneness, unity, union, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRANSPORT — I. tranzˈpō(ə)rt, traan-, -n(t)ˈsp-, -pȯ(ə)rt, -ōət, -ȯ(ə)t, ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, usu -d.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English transporten, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENERAL — I. ˈjen(ə)rəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin generalis, from gener-, genus birth, race, class, kind + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNION — /yoohn"yeuhn/ , n. 1. the act of uniting two or more things. 2. the state of being united. 3. something …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENERAL — — generalness , n. /jen"euhr euhl/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to all persons or things belonging to a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNION — I. ˈyün-yən noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin union-, unio oneness, union, from Latin unus one — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENERAL — I. ˈjen-rəl, ˈje-nə- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin generalis, from gener-, genus kind, class — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNION — noun a large, fine pearl. 2. union ·noun a cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on. 3. …
Webster English vocab
TRANSPORT — v transportation; carriage; conveyance. 2. transport ·v vehement emotion; passion; ecstasy; rapture. 3. transport ·v a convict transported, or sentenced …
Webster English vocab
GENERAL — adj the public; the people; the vulgar. 2. general ·adj as a whole; in gross; for the most part. 3. …
Webster English vocab
TGWU — ■ abbreviation (in the UK) Transport and General Workers' Union.
Concise Oxford English vocab
UNION — [union] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL union-, unio oneness, union, fr. L unus one--more at one] (15c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GENERAL — [gen.er.al] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L generalis, fr. gener-, genus kind, class--more at kin] (14c) 1: involving, applicable to, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GENERAL — title and rank of a senior army officer, usually one who commands units larger than a regiment or its equivalent …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNION — county, northeastern New Jersey, U.S., bounded by the Passaic River to the west, Newark Bay and Arthur Kill to the …
Britannica English vocabulary
GENERAL — general BrE AmE ˈdʒen ə r‿ ə l ▷ general|s z ▶ ˌ general de ˈ livery BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNION — / ˈjuːniən; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] = trade / labor union : I've joined the union . …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRANSPORT — noun , verb ■ noun / ˈtrænspɔːt; NAmE -spɔːrt/ 1. ( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually trans·por·ta·tion ) [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENERAL — / ˈdʒenrəl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective AFFECTING ALL 1. affecting all or most people, places or things …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNION
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRANSPORT — I. trans ‧ port 1 S2 W2 AC /ˈtrænspɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TGWU — TGWU, the /ˌtiː dʒiː dʌb ə ljuː ˈjuː/ BrE AmE ( also T&G ) abbreviation for the Transport and General …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GENERAL — I. gen ‧ e ‧ ral 1 S1 W1 /ˈdʒen ə rəl/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNION — n. 1 a the act or an instance of uniting; the state of being united. b (the Union) hist. the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TGWU — abbr. (in the UK) Transport and General Workers' Union.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GENERAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1 a completely or almost universal. b including or affecting all or nearly all parts or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNION — n. 1 a the act or an instance of uniting; the state of being united. b (the Union) hist. the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GENERAL — adj. & n. adj. 1 a completely or almost universal. b including or affecting all or nearly all parts or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TGWU — abbr. (in the UK) Transport and General Workers' Union.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNION — n.1 a the act or an instance of uniting; the state of being united. b (the Union) hist. the uniting …
Oxford English vocab
GENERAL — adj. & n. --adj. 1. a completely or almost universal. b including or affecting all or nearly all parts or …
Oxford English vocab
TGWU — abbr. (in the UK) Transport and General Workers' Union.
Oxford English vocab
UNION — ( unions) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A union is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRANSPORT — The noun is pronounced /trænspɔ:(r)t/. The verb is pronounced /trænspɔ:(r)t/. ( transported) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENERAL — ( generals) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A general is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a union/business leader ▪ Business leaders welcomed a cut in the interest rate. African Union, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRANSPORT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a means of transport British English , a means of transportation American English (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GENERAL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a broad/general category ▪ Our range of programmes come into three broad categories. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORKERS — n. foreign workers Industrial Workers of the World International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Kurdistan Workers' Party Russian Social Democratic Workers' …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRANSPORT — n. In biochemistry, the movement of molecules and particles across a cell membrane, a selective barrier that allows some substances …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GENERAL — n. attorney general Dawes General Allotment Act Estates General States General general practice General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade General …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UNION — n. Union of Myanmar Union Group African Union American Civil Liberties Union Benelux Economic Union Christian Democratic Union Christian Social …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GENERAL — Synonyms and related words : ADC, Babbittish, CO, OD, Philistine, abstract, accepted, accustomed, across the board, aide, aide-de-camp, aleatoric, aleatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRANSPORT — I. noun 1 ( esp. BrE ) system for moving people or goods ⇨ See also ↑ transit , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TRANSPORT — Most journeys in Britain and the US are made by road . Some of these are made on public transport …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TGWU — ( in full the Transport and General Workers’ Union ) one of Britain’s most important trade unions , both in …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TGWU — сокр. от (Transport and General Workers' Union)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
GENERAL — adj. 1 common, prevailing, accepted, popular, public, communal, community, widespread, shared, extensive, prevalent, universal, worldwide, global; comprehensive, inclusive, all-inclusive, non-exclusive, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORKERS — reworks
Anagrams English vocabulary
TRANSPORT — noun BAD : Some countries don't have a public transport. GOOD : Some countries don't have (any) public transport. ◆◆◆ …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WORKERS — The members of a social insect colony, responsible for nest maintenance, food gathering, and care of the brood.
English Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection
WORKERS — Рабочие workers: skilled ~ квалифицированные работники temporary ~ временная рабочая сила workers: skilled ~ квалифицированные работники
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNION
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRANSPORT — 1. сущ. 1) перевозка, транспортирование, транспортировка Local production virtually eliminates transport costs. ≈ Местное производство на деле снижает расходы на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENERAL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORKERS — Рабочий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TRANSPORT — transport.ogg 1. ʹtrænspɔ:t n 1. транспорт, средства сообщения public transport - общественный транспорт wheeled motor transport - колёсный автомобильный транспорт …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GENERAL — general.ogg 1. ʹdʒen(ə)rəl n 1. 1> генерал general of the Army - амер. генерал армии 2> амер. сл. начальство, «отец-командир» …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UNION — 1) соединение; муфта ( трубопровода ) 2) штуцер; патрубок 3) вчт. объединение 4) операция включающее ИЛИ • - bulk head …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Английский словарь Британика

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