a person who supports the policy that the countries of the UK should remain united, especially that Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The deal was opposed by the hardline unionists. 该计划遭到强硬统一派的反对。

The Ulster Unionists called for a full inquiry into the case. 北爱阿尔斯特统一主义者呼吁对该案进行全面调查。

In elections five years later, his Democratic Unionists became Northern Ireland's biggest Protestant party. 在五年后的选举中，他的民主统一党成为北爱尔兰最大的新教政党。

I should have liked to have seen Scottish unionists better represented on the panel. 我本希望看到苏格兰统一派在委员会中有更多的代表。

at the time of the American Civil War, a supporter of the Union (= the states that did not leave the United States)

The article examines the conflict between unionists and secessionists in the state prior to the Civil War. 这篇文章考察了南北战争前该州联邦支持者和分裂主义者之间的冲突。

There were many Unionists living in the Border States who opposed secession and supported the Union. 居住在边境各州的联邦主义者很多，他们反对分裂，支持联邦。

a person who supports the political principle that a country or state should remain united with others in a largerunion

Catalan unionists have removed pro-independence posters in the streets. 加泰罗尼亚统一主义者移除了街头的支持独立的海报。

They were unionists who advocated the unification of Romania and Moldova. 他们是鼓吹罗马尼亚和摩尔多瓦合并的统一主义者。

a person who is a member of a trade union (= a workers' organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry)

The march was attended by several thousand unionists and international socialists. 数千名工会会员和国际社会主义者参加了游行。

In the months immediately following the earthquake, both industrialists and unionists in Tokyo were working to get work places restored. 在地震发生后的几个月里，东京的工厂主和工会成员都在努力修复工厂。

supporting or relating to the policy that the countries of the UK should remain united, especially that Northern Ireland should remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The announcement came days after the US Secretary of State met unionist and republican leaders in Belfast. 在美国国务卿于贝尔法斯特会见了统一派和共和派领导人数天之后公布了该决议。

Several of the Unionist politicians accused the minister of hypocrisy. 一些统一派政客指责该部长做派虚伪。

the formation of the Scottish Unionist party 苏格兰统一党的形成

at the time of the American Civil War, supporting or relating to the Union (= the states that did not leave the United States)

The Northern ("Unionist") states, led by Abraham Lincoln, were determined to force the Southern ("Confederate") states back into the Union. 由亚伯拉罕·林肯领导的北方（“联邦”）各州决心迫使南方（“同盟”）州重新加入联邦。

supporting the political principle that a country or state should remain united with others in a largerunion

A Spanish unionist rally mocked the separatist movement. 西班牙统一派集会嘲笑了分离主义运动。