labourite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈleɪbəˌɹaɪt/
Etymology
From labour + -ite.
Meanings
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(historical) A person involved in the labour movement.
For many British, as well as Australian socialists and labourites, the labour movement had a special duty to appropriate, restore and develop the "true" patriotism of "the education and uplifting of England herself as a nation", of democratic advance, of "a love of freedom", […]
2010, Billy Frank, Craig Horner, David Stewart, The British Labour Movement and Imperialism, page 63:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| labourites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |