English Explanatory Dictionary

Labour Party

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Word forms

Labour Party the Labour Party Labor Party

Etymology

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

Related words

Labourite Conservative party New Labour Old Labour
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