The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word UNIONS , but the solution may also be GUILDS which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in Wall Street Journal).
Trade groups crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| UNIONS | 67 % | 6 | 
| GUILDS | 33 % | 6 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Trade groups
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- association
 - boot
 - cap
 - cartel
 - chambers
 - clusters
 - craft
 - federation
 - industry
 - intercourse
 - labor
 - occupation
 
Crossword Answer definitions
UNIONS noun- The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
 - The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
 - That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
 - A trade union; a workers' union.
 - An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
 - A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
 - The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
 - The act or state of marriage.
 - Sexual intercourse.
 - A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
 - A large, high-quality pearl.
 - An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
 
- To combine sets using the union operation.
 
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result UNIONS
- Collective-bargaining groups
 - "Local" groups
 - Huge voting blocs, nowadays
 - Some groups at protests
 - Walmart opponents
 - Marriages
 - Alliances at work
 - Labor Day groups
 - Strike forces?
 - Labor forces