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.
The suffix '-ine' means 'to have the nature of', and changes a noun to an adjective; asinine; to have the nature of an ass ursine; to have the nature of a bear vulpine; to havâ¦e the nature of a vulture marine; to have the nature of the sea saline; to have the nature of salt. 2 people found this useful. Bexsabe.