Syndicat

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Gewerkschaft , 🇪🇸 sindicato , 🇮🇹 sindacato , 🇵🇹 sindicato , 🇨🇳 工会 , 🇯🇵 労働組合 , 🇰🇷 노동조합 , 🇸🇦 نقابة , 🇮🇳 संघ

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Etymology

**Syndicat** comes from the Greek *syndikos* (“representative, advocate”), which was borrowed into Latin as *syndicus* (“attorney, delegate”). The term entered French in the 19th century as *syndicat* to denote a collective body of workers or a trade union, reflecting the legal and political functions of the original Greek concept.

Synonyms

union association syndicale organisation syndicale fédération groupe de salariés convention collective association professionnelle

Antonyms

indépendance liberté autonomie individu