This labor union was formed by a group of unions within the AF of L who wanted to extend membership to all industrial workers, regardless of skill, race, or sex. It was headed by John L. Lewis, the president of United Mine workers Union.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:-ive (Suffix) An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to; as affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive. Origin: From -if (feminine -ive), from -ivus.
Ade [ade] as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Ade) is a Hebrew, Teutonic and Latin name, and Ade means earth; awe-inspiring; noble; from Hadria. Ade is an alternate spelling of Adam (Hebrew): from adama. Ade is also a derivative of Addy (Teutonic). Ade is also used as a derivative of Adrian (Latin).