"Labour Party" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Labour Party [canonical]
Etymology: In other countries, frequently patterned or translated after the model of the British Labour Party, founded in 1900 to combine earlier centre-left parties. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Labour Party}} the Labour Party
  1. Any of various political parties that aim to advance the interests of the working class, often characterized by left-of-centre politics and support for organized labour. Wikipedia link: British Labour Party, Labour Party Synonyms: Labor Party [Australia, US] Related terms: Labourite, Conservative party, New Labour, Old Labour Translations (A political party supporting organized labor): 工黨 (Chinese Mandarin), 工党 (gōngdǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), Parti Lavur [masculine] (Cornish), työväenpuolue (Finnish), parti travailliste [masculine] (French), ლეიბორისტული პარტია (leiborisṭuli ṗarṭia) (Georgian), მუშათა პარტია (mušata ṗarṭia) (Georgian), Arbeiterpartei [feminine] (German), Labor Party (english: UK and other Anglophone countries) [feminine] (German), Partai Buruh (Indonesian), Páirtí an Lucht Oibre [masculine] (Irish), 労働党 (rōdōtō) (alt: ろうどうとう) (Japanese), Parti Buruh (Malay), Partido Trabalhista [masculine] (Portuguese), рабо́чая па́ртия (rabóčaja pártija) [feminine] (Russian), лейбори́стская па́ртия (lejborístskaja pártija) (english: UK and other Anglophone countries) [feminine] (Russian), Partido Laborista [masculine] (Spanish), arbetarparti [neuter] (Swedish), Công Đảng (Vietnamese), Llafur (Welsh)

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