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Unionists
name given to the Liberal party opposed to Mr. Gladstone's measure to grant Home Rule to Ireland.
Etymology and Origins
Unionists
Those who are opposed to Home Rule for Ireland; now identified with the Conservative Party.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Unionists in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Unionists in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Unionists in a Sentence
I am proud to have the support of many hundreds of thousands of members of the National Education Association and trade unionists all across America, we are going to win this nomination and the general election because of support from grassroots Americans. We are on track to do just that.
In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Catholic. Then they came for me -- and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.
When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist. When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
First they came for the Communists but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists but I was not one of them, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews but I was not Jewish so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.
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