Labour Definition
lābər
laboured, labouring
noun
Webster's New World
That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
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(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
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(uncountable) A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
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verb
laboured, labouring
To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point.
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To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
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To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
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pronoun
Short for the Labour Party.
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Origin of Labour
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