Definitions
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- proper noun UK A political organization representing
labour . - proper noun Any of a number of political parties of various nationalities, often opposed to
conservative parties.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
- noun a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people
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Examples
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The rise of Mr Blair saw many long-term Labour Party members resign, who were basically working class.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
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A Newspoll survey predicted a neck-and-neck race, with the one-term Labour Party expected to take 50.2 % of the vote compared with the Liberal Party-led coalition's 49.8 %.
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A Newspoll survey predicted a neck-and-neck race, with the one-term Labour Party expected to take 50.2 % of the vote compared with the Liberal Party-led coalition's 49.8 %.
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The Labour Party has been my life since I was 15 years old...
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The Labour Party has been my life since I was 15 years old...
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The Labour Party is a great movement for change, made up of people determined to serve the public interest and not their own.
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The Treasury chief's most dramatic move was to break a Labour Party election pledge and raise the income tax rate for those earning more than £150,000 to 50%.
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The Labour Party is the chief factor which has bound our politics so closely to that of England.
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The Labour Party is the largest party in Wales as far as support, members that's arguable these days, councillors, AMs and MPs are concerned.
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This lot think there's no difference between the State and the Labour Party, which is as I remind you according to their 1997 Manifesto, "Nothing less than the political arm of the British people as a whole".
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