The word Unionist, simply meaning one espousing a union, has a number of connotations, depending on context:
Unionists are people in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales who were historically in favour of uniting their nations into a United Kingdom, or who in modern times wish their nations to remain part of the United Kingdom.
Members and supporters of trades unions also bear the label of unionists.
Unionist is also a term used to describe someone loyal to the Union Forces during the American Civil War. For greater detail on American Unionists see the article Unionists (American).
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The UlsterUnionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland.
In the context of Irish politics, Unionists are people in Northern Ireland, who wish to see the continuation of the Act of Union 1800, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which Northern Ireland, created in that latter Act, remains part of the United Kingdom of Great...
The UlsterUnionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party) is a moderate unionist political party in Northern Ireland, which formed its government between 1921 and 1972 and was supported by most unionists throughout the Troubles.
The Progressive Unionist Party emerged from decades of under and mis-representation of the Unionist working class by traditional Unionist parties...
The Progressive Unionist Party is a labour orientated party, committed to achieving a new Northern Ireland, free from the mismanaged and stale politics of the past.
The PUP are committed to developing an anti-sectarian and pluralist Northern Ireland, offering a progressive, alternative approach for the future.
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