Laborite

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a supporter of a labor movement
  2. 2
    a member or supporter of the Australian Labor Party, a centre-left political party of Australia. Australian
  3. 3
    a member of a political party supporting labor

    "The two Farmer Laborites, Shipstead and Johnson of Minnesota, did not attend, as they had contemplated doing, for fear such action might be misinterpreted in Minnesota."

  4. 4
    Misspelling of Labourite (“UK political party member, Labour Party”). alt-of, misspelling

Example

More examples

"The two Farmer Laborites, Shipstead and Johnson of Minnesota, did not attend, as they had contemplated doing, for fear such action might be misinterpreted in Minnesota."

Etymology

From labor + -ite.

Related phrases

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