labour : Idioms & Phrases
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british labour party
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noun a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
Labour; British Labour Party; Labor.
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international labour organization
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noun the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
ILO; International Labor Organization.
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labour camp
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noun a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor
labor camp.
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labour of love
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noun productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation
labor of love.
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labour pains
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noun a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth
birth pangs; labor pains.
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labour party
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noun a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
Labour; British Labour Party; Labor.
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noun a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people
labor party.
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labour-intensive
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adjective satellite requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital
labor-intensive.
- cottage industries are labor intensive
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manual labour
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noun labor done with the hands
manual labor.
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premature labour
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noun labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation
premature labor.
