In UK and New Zealand political shorthand, 'Labour' (capitalized) refers to the Labour Party — the center-left political party historically representing organized labor, workers, and social democratic values. Used without further qualification in news, political commentary, and conversation. In New Zealand, the Labour Party is similarly the main center-left party. The capitalized form distinguishes the party from the general noun.
Labour won the seat by a larger margin than anyone had predicted.
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(UK, NZ) the Labour Party.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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