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.
Ute-Meaning of Ute. Tweet. Ute has its origins in the Germanic language and it is used largely in German. It is derived from the word uod with the meaning 'wealth, fortune'. An old form of the name is Uota (Germanic). From the short form of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. Ute is the feminine equivalent of the Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, and Scandinavian Otto. Ute is of Japanese origin and it is also predominantly used in the Japanese language.