Labour Party en · PROPN
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.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Labour Party | canonical | lexicographic | |
| Labor Party | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Old Labour · Labourite · New Labour · Conservative party
Translations (22)
sv arbetarparti (A political party supporting organized labor) · ga Páirtí an Lucht Oibre (A political party supporting organized labor) · de Labor Party (A political party supporting organized labor) · fr parti travailliste (A political party supporting organized labor) · ko 로동당 (A political party supporting organized labor) · ka მუშათა პარტია (A political party supporting organized labor) · de Arbeiterpartei (A political party supporting organized labor) · es Partido Laborista (A political party supporting organized labor) · id Partai Buruh (A political party supporting organized labor) · ru лейбори́стская па́ртия (A political party supporting organized labor) · pt Partido Trabalhista (A political party supporting organized labor) · kw Parti Lavur (A political party supporting organized labor) · pl Partia Pracy (A political party supporting organized labor) · ms Parti Buruh (A political party supporting organized labor) · cy Llafur (A political party supporting organized labor) · ru рабо́чая па́ртия (A political party supporting organized labor) · ja 労働党 (A political party supporting organized labor) · fi työväenpuolue (A political party supporting organized labor) · ka ლეიბორისტული პარტია (A political party supporting organized labor) · vi Công Đảng (A political party supporting organized labor) · cmn 工黨 /工党 (A political party supporting organized labor) · ko 노동당 (A political party supporting organized labor)