student union

noun

: 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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Two men working near the student union were killed and five others were wounded in the shooting. Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025 Two people died and six others were injured at Florida State University in Tallahassee on Thursday when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire near the student union, law enforcement officials said. Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025 Gunfire broke out on the FSU campus shortly after noon on Thursday, in the area of the student union. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025 The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, FBI officials from the Jacksonville office and a local fire department responded to the emergency, which took place at around 11:50 a.m. in the school’s student union. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for student union

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of student union was in 1892

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“Student union.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20union. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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