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Socialist Labor party

American  

noun

  1. a U.S. political party, organized in 1874, advocating the peaceful introduction of socialism.


Socialist Labor Party British  

noun

  1. (in the US) a minor Marxist party founded in 1876

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Still standing on Granite Street is the old Socialist Labor Party Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

From Washington Post

“When others have resorted to violent solutions, he has argued that the best force is the force of argument. Because guns can stop a heart but well-placed words can change many hearts, and many hearts can change a world,” said Mr. Bryant, a member of the socialist Labor Party.

From Washington Times

Maguire, who ran for vice president on the Socialist Labor Party ticket in 1896, may have been pushed aside because his political beliefs were deemed too radical to be associated with Labor Day, Mr. Collins said.

From New York Times

Then there were the spinoff lefty parties like the Socialist Workers Party, the Progressive Labor Party, the Workers World Party, the Socialist Labor Party, the Progressive Labor Party — we could go on listing one splinter group after another with “socialist” or “labor” or “workers” in its title.

From Salon

By the late 1930s, Ben-Gurion and his socialist labor party had gained power not only in Palestine, but over the worldwide Zionist movement as well.

From New York Times