Congress of Industrial Organizations
- proper noun
- US
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Congreso de Organizaciones Industriales
- In 1955, the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged with the AFL.
Examples
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After the merger in 1955, the Congress of Industrial Organizations ceased to exist as a separate entity.
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Leaders of the Congress of Industrial Organizations advocated for workers' rights and fair wages.
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The Congress of Industrial Organizations played a major role in organizing workers in the 1930s.
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The Congress of Industrial Organizations was established to unite workers.
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The Congress of Industrial Organizations played a significant role in advocating for workers' rights in the 20th century.
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Many labor leaders gathered at the Congress of Industrial Organizations to discuss strategies for improving working conditions.
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The Congress of Industrial Organizations was instrumental in uniting various industrial unions across North America.
Synonyms
39
6.9
A federation of industrial unions in the United States that organized workers
How Unionized
- US
- US
18
3.6
- US
20
3.3
1
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
congress + of + industrial + organization
The phrase is directly compositional: 'congress' (a formal assembly) + 'of industrial organizations' denotes an assembly or federation of industry-related organizations, so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer it denotes a group uniting industrial organizations or workers. Historical specifics (founding date, merger) are not deducible, but the core referent is transparently derived from the constituents.
Etymology
Congress of Industrial Organizations comes from a simple picture: leaders brought many unions together in one congress, a meeting, so unions that organized all workers in a factory — the industrial organizations — could 'join' and act as one group. That's why the name refers to a large group of unions for factory workers and later 'merged' with the American Federation of Labor.