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The '''Act of Union''' is a name given to several acts passed by the English, Scottish and [[British parliament]]s from 1536 onwards.  Among those:

* [[1536 Act of Union]] joining England and Wales
* [[1707 Act of Union]] joining Scotland and England (the union of England and Wales)
* [[1801 Act of Union]] joining Ireland and the Great Britain
* [[1840 Act of Union]] joining Upper Canada and Lower Canada
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The term "act of union" is also used as a euphemism for [[sexual intercourse]].

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====References====
* Adapted from the [[Wikipedia]] article, "Act_of_Union" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Union], used under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]