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big labor

big labor noun: large trade unions or labor unions collectively, understood as having significant economic, political, or societal influence.

Noun (1)

big labor (uncountable)

  1. (capitalized, sometimes) Large trade unions or labor unions collectively, understood as having significant economic, political, or societal influence.
    • Some fear that Big Labor will one day form its own party and attempt to capture government.1955 December 19, “Editorial: Is “Big Labor” Good or Bad?”, in Life, retrieved 17 Dec 2011, page 28
    • Among U.S. city governments, few have been more strongly controlled by big labor than Minneapolis (pop. 560700)1957 June 24, “National Affairs: Defeat for Labor”, in Time

Noun (2) capitalized: Big Labor

Big Labor (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of big labor.

Forms of big labor

alternative formbig labour
alternative formBig Labor
alternative formBig Labour

Questions about big labor

What does big labor mean?
Big labor means large trade unions or labor unions collectively, understood as having significant economic, political, or societal influence.
What part of speech is big labor?
Big labor is a noun.

Words near big labor in the dictionary

  1. big jobs
  2. big joker
  3. big kahuna
  4. big kahunas
  5. big kid
  6. big labor
  7. big labour
  8. Big Lagoon
  9. Big Lake
  10. Big Lakes County
  11. big league

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