Labor Meaning
/ˈleɪ.bɚ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAlternative spelling of labour.
nameThe Australian Labor Party.
Sentence Examples
Mechanical power took the place of manual labor.
Machinery dispenses with much labor.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The workers were exhausted after a full day of ____ in the hot sun.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The difficult task of building the stone wall required many long hours of intense physical ____ today.
Word Origin & History
Variant of Labarre.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 10:
"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 102:
"Labor’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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The workers were exhausted after a full day of ____ in the hot sun.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The difficult task of building the stone wall required many long hours of intense physical ____ today.