Labor
proper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- Australia
The Australian Labor Party.
proper noun
- 1
informalThe Australian Labor Party.
Nevertheless there is a distinct difference of emphasis, in the sense just indicated, between the two sides of Australian politics. There has always been some international isolationism, too, in Labor circles in Australia.
Labor did not regain office until 1929, and then only for a three-year period.
Labor’s formal reconciliation with the federal Constitution during the postwar decades has been a significant development both for the ALP and for Australian politics generally.
- 2
Variant of LabourMisspelling of Labour, a UK political party.
proper noun
- 1
A surname from French.
Etymology
Variant of Labarre.
Forms
- plural
- Labors