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.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: -vore(Suffix) An animal, identified by their kind of diet. Origin: This suffix comes from the vorare (to devour), and is used to form nouns indicating what kind of a diet an animal has. Equivalent adjectives can be formed through use of the suffix -vorous.