closer union

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandunion

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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union
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.njən/us
/ˈjuː.njən/
the act or the state of being ...
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(Definition ofcloseandunionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcloser union

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How significant will it prove to be in the move towards 'evercloserunion'?
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At the time the future role of the imperial government, especially if the empire itself were brought into acloserunion, was not so clear.
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Ironically, 'federal' is preferred by supporters of more integration while their opponents prefer 'evercloserunion', which, literally, would eventually mean a centralised, unitary state.
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It may possibly point the way tocloserunionin other economic and political fields.
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I hope and trust that we shall find that thatcloserunionis here to stay.
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Nor, indeed, iscloserunionbetween them possible, unless the fundamental principles of policy are identical.
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The veto is not compatible with evercloserunion.
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We should not be surprised by that because that is what evercloserunionmeans.
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The phrase "evercloserunion" must be struck out of all the drafts, wherever it appears.
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We are bombarded with statistics on the likely economic advantages of evercloserunion.
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They see variable geometry as no more than a transitional stage to the evercloserunion.
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There is little doubt what it will do in the name of evercloserunion.
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The original six had their objective of an evercloserunion.
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The wording of the treaty refers to, "evercloserunionamong the peoples".
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I see more positive grounds forcloserunion.
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