công liên
Definition
- Noun:
- Trade union: An organized association of workers in a trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests. This is a direct loan translation of the French term "trade-union."
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Công nhân nhà máy thành lập một công liên mới. (The factory workers formed a new trade union.)
- Phong trào công liên đang phát triển mạnh trong ngành. (The trade union movement is growing strongly in the industry.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in historical or formal contexts, particularly reflecting early 20th-century terminology influenced by French.
- "phong trào công liên": trade unionism; the activities, principles, or system of trade unions.
- Ông ấy nghiên cứu về lịch sử phong trào công liên ở Việt Nam. (He researches the history of trade unionism in Vietnam.)
Variants and Related Words
- Công đoàn (n): This is the modern, standard Vietnamese term for "trade union."
- Công đoàn đang đàm phán hợp đồng mới. (The union is negotiating a new contract.)
- Nghiệp đoàn (n): A less common term, sometimes used for "guild" or "professional association."
Synonyms
- Labor union
- Workers' union
Notes on Usage
- "Công liên" is an archaic term in contemporary Vietnamese. It is primarily encountered in historical texts or documents from the colonial period. The modern and universally used term is "công đoàn."