Meanings
labor1
plural labors
- USalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of labour.
present singular third person labors · participle present laboring · participle past labored · past labored
- USalternativeAlternative spelling of labour.
Labor2
- AustralianinformalgovernmentThe Australian Labor Party.
Labor did not regain office until 1929, and then only for a three-year period.
1984, David Harris Solomon, Australia′s Government and Parliament, page 1022 more examples
Nevertheless there is a distinct difference of emphasis, in the sense just indicated, between the two sides of Australian politics. There has always been some international isolationism, too, in Labor circles in Australia.
1970, Australian Institute of International Affairs, Institute of Pacific Relations, Australia and the Pacific, page 10Labor’s formal reconciliation with the federal Constitution during the postwar decades has been a significant development both for the ALP and for Australian politics generally.
1995, Brian Galligan, A Federal Republic: Australia′s Constitutional System of Government, page 109 - UKUSmisspellingAustralian spellinggovernmentMisspelling of Labour, a UK political party.
Labor3
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
nounthe federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
nouna social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
nounconcluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
nounan organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Variant of Labarre.
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labor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labor
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