What's the difference between unionist and unionistic?
Unionist
Definition:
(n.) One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States.
(n.) A member or supporter of a trades union.
Example Sentences:
(1) The walk-out is by far the most serious confrontation with the government since the elevation of the conservative-led, three-party coalition to power in June – and, says unionists, underlines the scale of public anger over cuts that are widely seen to be unfair.
(2) But even if these proposals make it through the Scottish Labour party conference in Perth this weekend, they are unlikely to find much favour among fellow unionists or key opinion formers.
(3) Theresa May’s plan for a loose alliance with the Democratic Unionists to prop up her government was thrown into confusion on Saturday night after the Northern Ireland party contradicted a No 10 announcement that a deal had been reached.
(4) Labour’s vertiginous decline in Scotland has shrivelled what used to be the primary unionist party north of the border.
(5) But Trimble, also a former leader of the UUP, said that resurrecting the IMC could act as a “confidence-building measure” for the unionist community.
(6) Four years earlier, Henry Campbell-Bannerman's Liberals had evicted the Conservatives (referred to most often then as Unionists) by what seemed a decisive margin.
(7) The Ulster Unionist health spokesman added: "I am concerned that a high court judge has deemed that the minister of health has breached the ministerial code.
(8) As for trade unionists, even pidgin-English words failed him.
(9) How is it possible that the official mail service can say no to distributing correspondence between the mayor and his electorate?” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pro-independence Basque demonstrators supporting Catalonia independence clash with anti-independence and unionist protesters.
(10) The world is profoundly different from how it was then.” Schneider says Momentum breaks down into trade unionists, “Bennites and post-Bennites” (who share the background of Corbyn, McDonnell and a lot of Momentum’s older activists), and the younger members, who cut their teeth with the anti-tax avoidance activists UK Uncut or the Stop The War coalition.
(11) To cap it all, the shadow foreign secretary and Unionist tub-thumper Douglas Alexander hijacked the row to berate the independence camp for lowering the debate's tone.
(12) UUP to leave Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive Read more The revival of the independent monitoring commission (IMC), which had the task of examining the status of IRA and loyalist paramilitary ceasefires before devolution was restored nearly a decade ago, has been mooted as a way to rebuild the unionist community’s trust in republican goodwill and deter future ceasefire breaches.
(13) The Ulster Unionist party leader, Mike Nesbitt, said: "Anyone who attacks a police officer, anyone who riots, anyone who engages in illegal street protest, is disrespecting the values of the union flag.
(14) The Democratic Unionist party leader said he would continue to visit McConnell's church.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trade unionists protest in Thessaloniki.
(16) He is one of six brothers from a family of trade unionists and Labour activists.
(17) The original deadline for reaching a deal passed at 4pm with both major parties - the Democratic Unionist party and Sinn Féin - accusing each other of intransigence at the negotiations leading to this latest deadlock.
(18) David Cameron and his whips are working hard on the Democratic Unionist MPs to get them to back overturning the Lords decision.
(19) Blind faith in bankers as agents of recovery made no more sense than Labour's past affection for trade unionists.
(20) But hardline Traditional Unionist Voice leader, Jim Allister, accused Robinson and the DUP of a U-turn on their threats on Wednesday that they would all resign from the executive.
Unionistic
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to union or unionists; tending to promote or preserve union.
Example Sentences:
(1) The walk-out is by far the most serious confrontation with the government since the elevation of the conservative-led, three-party coalition to power in June – and, says unionists, underlines the scale of public anger over cuts that are widely seen to be unfair.
(2) But even if these proposals make it through the Scottish Labour party conference in Perth this weekend, they are unlikely to find much favour among fellow unionists or key opinion formers.
(3) Theresa May’s plan for a loose alliance with the Democratic Unionists to prop up her government was thrown into confusion on Saturday night after the Northern Ireland party contradicted a No 10 announcement that a deal had been reached.
(4) Labour’s vertiginous decline in Scotland has shrivelled what used to be the primary unionist party north of the border.
(5) But Trimble, also a former leader of the UUP, said that resurrecting the IMC could act as a “confidence-building measure” for the unionist community.
(6) Four years earlier, Henry Campbell-Bannerman's Liberals had evicted the Conservatives (referred to most often then as Unionists) by what seemed a decisive margin.
(7) The Ulster Unionist health spokesman added: "I am concerned that a high court judge has deemed that the minister of health has breached the ministerial code.
(8) As for trade unionists, even pidgin-English words failed him.
(9) How is it possible that the official mail service can say no to distributing correspondence between the mayor and his electorate?” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pro-independence Basque demonstrators supporting Catalonia independence clash with anti-independence and unionist protesters.
(10) The world is profoundly different from how it was then.” Schneider says Momentum breaks down into trade unionists, “Bennites and post-Bennites” (who share the background of Corbyn, McDonnell and a lot of Momentum’s older activists), and the younger members, who cut their teeth with the anti-tax avoidance activists UK Uncut or the Stop The War coalition.
(11) To cap it all, the shadow foreign secretary and Unionist tub-thumper Douglas Alexander hijacked the row to berate the independence camp for lowering the debate's tone.
(12) UUP to leave Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive Read more The revival of the independent monitoring commission (IMC), which had the task of examining the status of IRA and loyalist paramilitary ceasefires before devolution was restored nearly a decade ago, has been mooted as a way to rebuild the unionist community’s trust in republican goodwill and deter future ceasefire breaches.
(13) The Ulster Unionist party leader, Mike Nesbitt, said: "Anyone who attacks a police officer, anyone who riots, anyone who engages in illegal street protest, is disrespecting the values of the union flag.
(14) The Democratic Unionist party leader said he would continue to visit McConnell's church.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trade unionists protest in Thessaloniki.
(16) He is one of six brothers from a family of trade unionists and Labour activists.
(17) The original deadline for reaching a deal passed at 4pm with both major parties - the Democratic Unionist party and Sinn Féin - accusing each other of intransigence at the negotiations leading to this latest deadlock.
(18) David Cameron and his whips are working hard on the Democratic Unionist MPs to get them to back overturning the Lords decision.
(19) Blind faith in bankers as agents of recovery made no more sense than Labour's past affection for trade unionists.
(20) But hardline Traditional Unionist Voice leader, Jim Allister, accused Robinson and the DUP of a U-turn on their threats on Wednesday that they would all resign from the executive.