Labour party

American

noun

a political party in Great Britain, formed in 1900 from various socialist and labor groups and taking its present name in 1906.

Labour Party British

noun

a British political party, formed in 1900 as an amalgam of various trade unions and socialist groups, generally supporting the interests of organized labour and advocating democratic socialism and social equality
any similar party in any of various other countries

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Social Democratic and Labour Party leader, Claire Hanna, said she was "deeply alarmed by the escalating military confrontation".

From BBC

The ruling Labour Party is at a loss over how to respond.

From The Wall Street Journal

LONDON—British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s loosening grip on power took another blow on Friday after the Green Party won a special district election in which his ruling Labour Party fell to a distant third.

From The Wall Street Journal

Labour Party chair Anna Turley told BBC Newsnight reports of family voting in the Gorton and Denton by-election are "extremely worrying and concerning".

From BBC

And it will prompt yet more soul searching within the Labour Party: finishing third was the nightmare result for them.

From BBC

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023