Formation and Union

Formation

Formation noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Union and formation are semantically related in building a whole topic. In some cases you can use "Union" instead a noun "Formation".

Nearby Words: form, formed, forming, format, formative

Union noun - The act or an instance of joining two or more things into one.

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Formation and union are semantically related in building a whole topic. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Union".

irregular	irregular formation	irregular union
similar	similar formation	similar union
certain	certain formation	certain union
original	original formation	original union
Other adjectives: actual, entire, successful, large, loose, new, alternate, historical, unbreakable.

In addition he suggested to Tuscany and Sardinia the formation of an Italian customs union.

Source: Useful Notes / The Papal States
The film Matewan, about labor unrest and the formation of a miner's union in 1920s West Virginia, had the Baldwin-Felts Detective Organization engaged in this activity, through their mole in the union persuading a young miner to plant a bomb to shut down one of the mines.

Source: Agent Provocateur
They barely had breathing room at the dawn of decolonization when the Cold War led to the formation of client states for the Soviet Union and the United States.

Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Real Life

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