e/Multiple Association Division

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has gloss	eng: A Multiple Association Division (MAD) is a collection of branches of a trade union such as the National Union of Teachers organised on the basis of constituent associations. If there is one association for the whole division it is called a Single Association Division (SAD).
lexicalization	eng: Multiple Association Division
instance of	(noun) an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job" brotherhood, trades union, trade union, labor union, union