laborite

noun — 4 senses

laborite

nounalso spelled Laborite

Etymology From labor + -ite.

1

Government, Politics a supporter of a labor movement

2

Government, Politics 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.1923 December 10, “Caucuses”, in TIME, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2008:

Laborite

noun

1

Government, Politics Australian a member or supporter of the Australian Labor Party, a centre-left political party of Australia.

2

Misspelling Misspelling of Labourite (“UK political party member, Labour Party”).

Related terms: Labor Party

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