Laborite
Americannoun
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a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
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(lowercase) an advocate or member of a labor union or movement.
Etymology
Origin of Laborite
Example Sentences
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As far as I knew, Regev had never before spoken about growing up in a Laborite home.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2016
As Gad Ya'acobi, a Laborite and Minister of Economics and Planning, noted, "We have institutionalized the tyranny of the minority."
From Time Magazine Archive
Not only did the Prime Minister continue to tidy up her Cabinet, but a pair of opposition leaders, Laborite Michael Foot, 69, and the Social Democrat Roy Jenkins, 62, decided to call it quits.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1961, when the Conservative government introduced a bill to limit Commonwealth immigration for the first time in the nation's history, Laborite Patrick Gordon Walker led the Opposition's opposition.
From Time Magazine Archive
He made his confession while giving advice to left-wing Laborite M.P.
From Time Magazine Archive
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