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labourist

British  
/ ˈleɪbərɪst /

noun

  1. a person who supports workers' rights

  2. a supporter of labourism

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“There is a labourist, workerist populism that has been around for more than 100 years, is deep in the American grain, and is very popular, but the Democratic party simply doesn’t believe in it any more.”

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There was some justification for Mr. KING'S inquiry whether he went to Petrograd as a Ministerial Jekyll or a Labourist Hyde.

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