Definition under The Trade Union Act, 1926 :

Section 2 of the Act defines various terms used in the Act, some of the definitions are given here under:

Executive means the body, by whatever name called, to which the management of the affairs of a trade union is entrusted.[ Section 2 (a)]

Office-bearer in the case of a trade union, includes any member of the executive thereof, but does not include an auditor.[ Section 2 (b)]

Registered office means that office of a trade union which is registered under this Act as the head office thereof. [Section 2 (d)]

Registered trade union means a trade union registered under this Act.[ Section 2 (e)]

Trade dispute means any dispute between employers and workmen, or between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers which is connected with the employment or non-employment, or the terms of employment or the conditions of labor, of any person, and “workmen” means all persons employed in trade or industry whether or not in the employment of the employer with whom the trade dispute arises.[ Section 2 (g)]

Trade union means any combination, whether temporary or permanent, formed primarily for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and employers or between workmen and workmen, or between employers and employers, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business, and includes any federation of two or more trade unions. [Section 2 (h)]