Laborism

[ ley-buh-riz-uhm ]

/ ˈleɪ bəˌrɪz əm /

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noun

a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.

the doctrines and programs of the Labour party.

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Origin of Laborism

First recorded in 1900–05; labor + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Laborism

la·bor·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby Laborism

laborer, labor force, labor-intensive, laborious, laboriously, Laborism, Laborite, Labor-Management Relations Act, labor market, labor movement, labor of love