student union
nounDefinition of student union
: a building on a college campus that is devoted to student activities and that usually contains lounges, auditoriums, offices, and game rooms
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In the afternoon, a police spokesperson confirmed the arrest of a pro-democracy lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai and a former student union president at the University of Hong Kong, 23-year-old Althea Suen. — Time Staff, Time, "Hong Kong Democracy Activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow Released on Bail After Arrest," 30 Aug. 2019 Diversity flourished across Collin County, in its restaurants, shops, neighborhoods and in the public schools, where one high school welcomed both a new black student union and a prayer center for Muslims and others. — Washington Post, "As his environment changed, suspect in El Paso shooting learned to hate," 10 Aug. 2019 Also high on the priority list is the $40.7 million upgrade to UWM's student union, which would be largely paid for by student fees. — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'The writing is on the wall': UWM officials cautiously optimistic for new chemistry building," 11 June 2019 Students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, another of the city’s eight higher education institutions, were also invited to meet Lam but had not decided how to respond, a source at the student union there said. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Hong Kong leader seeks meeting with students after mass protests," 4 July 2019 Before that, students led by Joshua Wong's Scholarism and an alliance of university student unions, began protests outside the government headquarters. — Antony Dapiran, CNN, "City of dissent: Hong Kong has a proud tradition of protesting to protect its unique identity," 14 June 2019 And at American University, in Washington, D.C., after the school voluntarily recognized a graduate students union in 2017, the union is working to secure better health care for its members, among other things. — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, "The latest campus battle: graduate students are fighting to unionize," 8 June 2019 By 2014, Leung was a university student and editor of the University of Hong Kong’s student union magazine, which became a space for him and his peers to build a Hong Kong-centric identity. — Alice Su, latimes.com, "In Hong Kong, one protester pulls off his mask and defines a movement," 6 July 2019 Facilities in the capital can be cramped and, with few students on campus, opportunities for sports teams and student unions are limited. — The Economist, "Seeking students and status, regional universities set up in London," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'student union.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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