labor party
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- noun
- /ˈleɪbər ˈpɑrti/
- US
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partido laborista
- Omer Bar-Lev, a Labor Party lawmaker, disputed Zochrot's narrative: "Palestine was not inhabited by millions of Palestinians."
- Labor Party lawmaker
- Labor Party leader
- Labor Party member
For example, as you opened, you said, you know, the Labor Party in Britain was saying we'll give away free stuff.
- For example, as you opened, you said, you know, the Labor Party in Britain was saying we'll give away free stuff.
Examples
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Finally, the Labor Party and the Workers Party alike lacked grassroots organizations and failed to build them.
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The Labor Party, however, did not grow or win worker support as it appeared it might.
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The Labor Party chairman also lost in his election bid, as did its other candidates.
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Many observers felt this discredited the Labor Party in the minds of both workers and the public.
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The Labor Party had an estimated 5,000 members; the Workers Party had more than 3,000.
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The Labor Party's candidate came close to winning a seat but lost to a KMT candidate.
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The Labor Party aims to improve workers' rights through progressive policies.
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Many members of the Labor Party believe in social equality and justice for all.
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In the recent election, the Labor Party was a strong advocate for raising the minimum wage.
Synonyms
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A political party in Britain that represents working people
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A major political party in the United Kingdom that supports workers, trade unions, and social welfare policies
Antonyms
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A major political party that supports private business and smaller government
How Influential
- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'labor' (workers) + 'party' (an organized political group) yields a political party representing workers' interests. This pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows straightforward noun-noun compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Labor party comes from the simple image of workers forming a political group: labor means work and party means a group in politics. So the name came to mean 'a party that stands up for working people'.