| NOUN | group | Industrial Workers of the World, IWW, I.W.W. | a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States |
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| Meaning | A former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I. | |
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| Synonyms | IWW, I.W.W. | |
| Broader | labor movement, trade union movement, labor | An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement |
| union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood | An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer | |
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