Meanings
alternative Labor Party
- Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterised by left-of-centre politics and support for organised labour.
Sure, the City loathed the old Labour Party that Jeremy Corbyn grew up with but they loved the Blairites.
1 more example
The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920–26 and 1935–9. Their chief importance, and that of the whole left wing of the Labour movement, was the part they played in alienating the middle classes from Socialism.
1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius, London: Penguin Books, published 1982, →ISBN, page 98
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
nouna left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
In other countries, frequently patterned or translated after the model of the British Labour Party, founded in 1900 to combine earlier centre-left parties.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 工黨 /工党
- 工黨 /工党 (gōngdǎng)A political party supporting organized labor
Estonian töölispartei
- töölisparteiA political party supporting organized labor
Finnish työväenpuolue
- työväenpuolueA political party supporting organized labor
French parti travailliste
- parti travaillisteA political party supporting organized labor
German Arbeiterpartei, Labor Party
- ArbeiterparteiA political party supporting organized labor
- Labor PartyA political party supporting organized labor
Indonesian Partai Buruh
- Partai BuruhA political party supporting organized labor
Irish Páirtí an Lucht Oibre
- Páirtí an Lucht OibreA political party supporting organized labor
Japanese 労働党
- 労働党 (rōdōtō)A political party supporting organized labor
Korean 노동당, 로동당
- 노동당 (nodongdang)A political party supporting organized labor
- 로동당 (rodongdang)A political party supporting organized labor
Malay Parti Buruh
- Parti BuruhA political party supporting organized labor
Polish Partia Pracy
- Partia PracyA political party supporting organized labor
Portuguese Partido Trabalhista
- Partido TrabalhistaA political party supporting organized labor
Russian рабо́чая па́ртия, лейбори́стская па́ртия
- рабо́чая па́ртия (rabóčaja pártija)A political party supporting organized labor
- лейбори́стская па́ртия (lejborístskaja pártija)A political party supporting organized labor
Spanish Partido Laborista
- Partido LaboristaA political party supporting organized labor
Swedish arbetarparti
- arbetarpartiA political party supporting organized labor
Vietnamese Công Đảng
- Công ĐảngA political party supporting organized labor
Welsh Llafur
- LlafurA political party supporting organized labor
Cite this entry
Labour Party. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labour%20Party
“Labour Party.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labour%20Party. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Labour Party,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Labour%20Party.
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