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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In British politics, a member of the Labor party.

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Examples

  • Thus, the steller economic growth, especially compared to, say Laborite England, which was practicing full blown socialism.

    Europe's Constitution, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Do you think any Laborite would ever be seen dancing with a corporate shill like David Gregory at a White House Correspondent's Dinner?

    Stu Kreisman: Perfect Time for a New Labor Party 2010

  • Hey, do you think that a Laborite would even want to go to that dinner?

    Stu Kreisman: Perfect Time for a New Labor Party 2010

  • Laborite governments have brought Britain to the brink and Tories refuse to assume their traditional role of protecting the Christian values

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • The widely circulated Laborite newspaper Het Parool sent me an advance copy of a front-page editorial containing an unprecedented attack on royal conduct.

    Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

  • The election confirmed the basic moderation of the Dutch, bringing to power a centrist Labor-Catholic coalition, led by the mild-mannered, droopy-mustached Laborite Willem Drees.

    Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

  • The widely circulated Laborite newspaper Het Parool sent me an advance copy of a front-page editorial containing an unprecedented attack on royal conduct.

    Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

  • For the government, led by Laborite Premier Willem Drees, this was an occasion to stress that the Netherlands, neutral until World War II, was now a sturdy member of the North Atlantic alliance.

    Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

  • For the government, led by Laborite Premier Willem Drees, this was an occasion to stress that the Netherlands, neutral until World War II, was now a sturdy member of the North Atlantic alliance.

    Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

  • The election confirmed the basic moderation of the Dutch, bringing to power a centrist Labor-Catholic coalition, led by the mild-mannered, droopy-mustached Laborite Willem Drees.

    Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

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