Unification

The process of joining separate parts or groups into a coordinated whole.

Reach for it when Naming an intentional merger, integration, or movement toward common structure.

Unification of the two volunteer networks created one dependable night rota.

• everyday

  union

  separate parties become joined

  not when may name the resulting body rather than the process

• warm

  reconciliation

  divided people restore relationship

  not when does not require structural unification

• professional

  integration

  parts begin functioning within one system

  not when can preserve distinct identities without full union

• professional

  merger

  organizations combine legally or operationally

  not when too corporate for ideas, communities, or standards

• formal

  consolidation

  resources or units are combined for strength

  not when often implies centralization rather than harmony

• formal

  harmonization

  rules or practices are made compatible

  not when compatibility can stop short of becoming one

• division
• fragmentation
• separation

• political unification

  Political unification followed years of local negotiation.

• unification process

  The unification process kept each clinic open throughout the transition.

• unification of services

  Unification of services gave rural callers one clear number.