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{{Wiktionary}}
'''Union''' generally means that two or more things are joined into one. That can be an [[organization]] of several people or organizations, several objects combined into one, and so on. The term may mean:

* [[Trades union]]: an organization of workers with a common goal. 

==In politics==
* ''The Union'', referring to the federation that is the [[United States]]
** The [[Union (American Civil War)]], the states that did not declare their secession
** The [[Union Army]], the army of the United States in the Civil War
** [[National Union Party (United States)]], forerunner of the [[United States Republican Party]] during the 1864 election
* [[Act of Union]], one of several acts by the English Parliament
** [[United Kingdom]], the constitutional result of that legislation
* [[African Union]], an inter-governmental organization in Africa
* [[European Union]], a supranational and inter-governmental organization in Europe
* [[Government of India]], known officially as the ''Union Government''
* [[Personal union]], a group of separate, independent states that share the same monarch
* [[Political union]], a type of state composed of smaller states
* [[Real union]], an intermediate step between personal and political union of states
* [[Soviet Union]], Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
* [[State of the Union Address]] annual speech by the [[President of the United States]]
* [[The Union (political coalition)]] (''l'Unione''), a twenty-first century Italian political coalition
* [[Unionist Party (Canada)]], known when in power as the ''Union Government''
* [[Trade union]], labor union, employment

==In sports and entertainment==
* [[Unión de Santa Fe]], Argentine professional football club
* [[R. Union Saint-Gilloise]], Belgian professional football club
* [[Club Atlético Unión de Sunchales]], lower league Argentine football club
* [[Unión Magdalena]] a Colombian professional football club
* The Union, a group of professional wrestlers in opposition to Vince McMahon in the World Wrestling Federation
* The supporters' club of the A-League football side [[Melbourne Victory]]
* [[Rugby Union]]
* [[Union (album)|''Union'' (album)]], a 1991 album by the musical group Yes
* [[Union (band)]], an American heavy metal band
* [[Union (comic)|''Union'' (comic)]], set in the ''Star Wars'' universe
* [[Union (comics)]], a character published by Wildstorm
* "Union", a song by Avail from their 2000 album ''[[One Wrench]]''
* "Union", a song by the Black Eyed Peas from their album ''[[Monkey Business]]''

==In education==
The term '''student union''' can be used in either of two senses:
* [[Students' union]], a student organization at many [[college]]s and [[university|universities]] dedicated to student governance (not common in USA, see below)
* [[Student activity center]], a building that typically hosts a "union" of student services (e.g., food service, health facilities, lounges) at such institutions (also known as a "student center" or "student commons")

In the [[United States]], the phrase more commonly refers to the building. The phrase "student government" or "student senate" is usually used when referring to the subject of the "Students' union" article.
* [[Union College]], a college for which the principal campus sits in Schenectady, New York
* [[Union College (Kentucky)]], a college in Kentucky
* [[Union Institute & University]], a non-traditional educational institution
* [[Union Public Schools]], a public school system in Tulsa, Oklahoma
* [[Union Theological College]], a college in Northern Ireland
* [[Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York]], an ecumenical Christian seminary in New York City, New York
* [[Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education]], a Christian seminary in Richmond, Virginia
* [[Union University]], a Baptist college in Tennessee

==In transportation==
* [[Union Railroad]], any of several railroad companies
* [[Union (ship)]], a ship sunk in [[Fiji]] in 1804

==In tradesmanship==
* [[Union (electrical)]], a term sometimes used for a [[butt connector]] used to [[Electrical wiring|splice wires]]
* [[Union (hardware)]], a term sometimes used for a [[Standoff (separator)|standoff]] that serves as an [[Nut (hardware)|elongated nut]]
* [[Union (plumbing)]], a pipe fitting

==In numismatics==
* [[Union (coinage)]], a US gold coin that was worth $100 face value, it was never made because it would only be circulated among banks.

==In mathematics and computer science==
* [[Union (set theory)]]
* [[Union (SQL)]], an operator that combines the result of two [[Select (SQL)|SQL SELECT]] queries into a single result table
* [[Union (computer science)]], a data structure that stores several types of data in the same location.
* [[Union mount]], a way to access separate [[file system]] [[Directory (file systems)|directories]] as if they were but one.

==As a [[surname]]==
* [[Gabrielle Union]], an American actress

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