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Labour Party

Labour Party proper noun: any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterised by left-of-centre politics and support for organised labour.

Proper noun

the Labour Party

  1. Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterised by left-of-centre politics and support for organised labour.
    • Sure, the City loathed the old Labour Party that Jeremy Corbyn grew up with but they loved the Blairites.
    • The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920–26 and 1935–9. Their chief importance, and that of the whole left wing of the Labour movement, was the part they played in alienating the middle classes from Socialism.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius, London: Penguin Books, published 1982, →ISBN, page 98

Labour Party meaning in Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese

Labour Party in Malay

A political party supporting organized labor
Parti Buruh

Labour Party in Indonesian

A political party supporting organized labor
Partai Buruh

Labour Party in Vietnamese

A political party supporting organized labor
Công Đảng

Forms of Labour Party

alternative formLabor Party

Origin of Labour Party

In other countries, frequently patterned or translated after the model of the British Labour Party, founded in 1900 to combine earlier centre-left parties.

Questions about Labour Party

What does Labour Party mean?
Labour Party means any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterised by left-of-centre politics and support for organised labour.
What is Labour Party in Malay?
Labour Party in Malay is Parti Buruh. See Labour Party meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Labour Party?
Labour Party is a proper noun.

Words near Labour Party in the dictionary

  1. labour market
  2. labour markets
  3. labour of love
  4. labour pain
  5. labour pains
  6. Labour Party
  7. labour power
  8. labour relations
  9. labour share
  10. labour shares
  11. labour the point

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