Labour party

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noun

a political party in Great Britain, formed in 1900 from various socialist and labor groups and taking its present name in 1906.

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Words nearby Labour party

labour-intensive, labourism, labourist, Labourite, labour law, Labour party, labour relations, Labov, labra, Labradoodle, Labrador

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How to use Labour party in a sentence

A senior Labour Party MP scoffed at what he suggested was faulty logic.
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So if “yes” wins, the Labour Party of, oh, 2030 could make Tony Blair look like Tony Benn.
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Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party, said Cameron had “brought a criminal into the heart of Downing Street.”
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Blair, the most successful leader in Labour Party history, offered an unprecedented public rebuke to one of his successors.
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Without her, the Labour Party would not have been open to reform.
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And there were also orange labels, if I remember rightly, to represent the new Labour party, and green for the Irish.
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This resolution was opposed by a member of the Parliamentary Labour Party and eventually withdrawn.
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The most spectacular demonstration of protest was made by the Irish Labour Party.
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Ignorance of Imperial questions on the part of the Labour Party is a frequent theme of comment.
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Schopenhauer must have organised a Labour Party in his salad days.
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British Dictionary definitions for Labour party

Labour Party

noun

a British political party, formed in 1900 as an amalgam of various trade unions and socialist groups, generally supporting the interests of organized labour and advocating democratic socialism and social equality

any similar party in any of various other countries

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