1An organization formed by people with a common purpose or occupation to protect their interests — such as a labor union or a cooperative.
労働者たちは待遇改善を求めて組合を結成した。
The workers formed a union to demand better treatment.
この地域の農家は共同で組合を運営している。
The farmers in this area jointly run a cooperative.
組合は毎月、組合員から会費を集めている。
The union collects membership dues from its members every month.
組合と会社側の交渉は深夜まで続いた。
The negotiations between the union and the company continued into the middle of the night.