American Labor Party
- proper noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkən ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti/
- US
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Partido Laborista Americano
- The American Labor Party played a significant role in New York politics during the 1930s and 1940s.
Examples
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The American Labor Party was founded in 1936.
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Many progressive candidates received support from the American Labor Party in various local elections.
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After the decline of the American Labor Party, its members often returned to the Democratic fold.
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Many members of the American Labor Party were former Democrats.
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The American Labor Party was instrumental in advocating for workers' rights during its tenure in the 1930s.
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After 1936, the American Labor Party emerged as a prominent force among labor unions and liberals in New York.
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In the wake of its establishment, the American Labor Party attracted many disillusioned Democrats seeking progressive reforms.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'American' (United States) + 'labor' (workers/unions) + 'party' (political organization) directly signal a U.S. political party representing labor interests, so a B1 learner who knows those words can infer the basic meaning. This country+constituency+party naming pattern is common across languages, making the expression compositionally transparent.
Etymology
American Labor Party began in New York in 1936 when union leaders and liberal politicians formed a new party to give working people a stronger voice. The words American and Labor show it was a political group for 'labor' (workers) and their issues, so the name came to mean a party that supported unions and progressive candidates.
