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noun
a member or supporter of the British Labour Party, the left wing party of Great Britain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Misspelling of Laborite (“Australian political party member, Labor Party”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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noun
A person involved in the labour movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
a member of the British Labour Party
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader
History
Etymology tree English Labour Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Labourite From Labour + -ite.
From labour + -ite.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
