English Words Starting With L

• labor and socialist international

  nounRare
  /ˌleɪ.bər ənd ˌsəʊ.ʃə.lɪst ˌɪn.təˈnæʃ.ən.əl/A specific historical international organization that coordinated socialist, social-democratic, and labour political parties from the 1920s to 1940s.
• labor camp

  nounC2 (Low frequency, specialized/ historical topic)
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌkæmp/A guarded compound where prisoners are forced to live and perform hard physical work, often under brutal conditions and without pay.
• labor day

  nounHigh (C1/C2, specialized in cultural contexts; lower in international general English)
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌdeɪ/A public holiday in the United States and Canada, held on the first Monday in September, to honour and recognize the achievements and contributions of workers.
• labor force

  nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌfɔːs/The total number of people who are employed or who are actively looking for work in a country or area.
• labor market

  nounB2
  /ˈleɪbə ˌmɑːkɪt/The system in which workers (labor) compete for available jobs, and employers compete for workers, determining wages and employment levels.
• labor movement

  nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bər ˌmuːv.mənt/A collective effort or organization of workers aiming to improve their working conditions, pay, rights, and status, typically through unions and political action.
• labor of love

  nounB2
  /ˈleɪbə(r) əv ˈlʌv/A task or activity undertaken primarily for personal satisfaction or altruistic reasons, despite requiring significant effort, rather than for material reward.
• labor pains

  plural-nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌpeɪnz/The painful contractions of the uterus experienced by a woman during childbirth.
• labor party

  nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌpɑː.ti/A major political party in Australia, historically representing the interests of workers and trade unions, and advocating for social democratic policies.
• labor relations

  plural-nounB2
  /ˌleɪ.bə rɪˈleɪ.ʃənz/The collective interactions between an employer or management and their employees, typically regarding employment conditions and union matters.
• labor spy

  nounC2
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˌspaɪ/A person employed, often covertly, by management to monitor and report on union activity, worker organization, or individual employees in a workplace.
• labor union

  nounB2
  /ˈleɪ.bər ˈjuː.njən/An organization of workers formed to protect and advance their collective interests, especially regarding wages, working conditions, and benefits, through collective bargaining with employers.
• labor unionist

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈleɪbə ˈjuːniənɪst/A person who is a member of a labor/trade union and who actively supports the principles and goals of organized labor.
• labor-management relations act

  nounC1
  /ˈleɪ.bə ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt rɪˈleɪ.ʃənz ækt/A specific piece of US legislation that governs the interactions and collective bargaining rights between trade unions and employers.
• laboratory

  adjectivenounB2
  /ləˈbɒr.ə.tər.i/A room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals.
• laboratory school

  nounC1
  /ləˈbɒr.ə.tri skuːl/A school operated by a university, college, or teacher-training institution for the purpose of research, experimentation, and practical training of student teachers.
• laborer

  nounB2
  /ˈleɪ.bər.ər/A person who does physical work, especially of an unskilled or manual kind, often for daily wages.
• laborism

  nounVery Low
  /ˈleɪ.bə.rɪ.zəm/A political ideology or movement, primarily in British history, advocating for the interests and rights of the working class through parliamentary representation and trade unions.
• laborite

  nounLow
  /ˈleɪ.bər.aɪt/A supporter or member of a labor party or labor movement, specifically (capitalized) a member or supporter of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
• labors of hercules

  plural-nounMedium (frequent in cultural, literary, and figurative contexts)
  /ˈleɪ.bəz əv ˈhɜː.kjʊ.liːz/A series of twelve extremely difficult tasks undertaken by the mythical Greek hero Hercules as penance for a crime.

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