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labor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | labour, proletariat, working class |
| Type of | socio-economic class, class, stratum, social class |
| Has types | labor force, organized labor, labor pool, lumpenproletariat |
there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field.
labor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | project, task, undertaking |
| Type of | work |
| Has types | risky venture, venture, snap, endeavor, endeavour, endurance contest, enterprise, escapade, adventure, no-brainer, tall order, piece of cake, large order, baby, picnic, pushover, breeze, child's play, cinch, proposition, dangerous undertaking, walkover, duck soup, assignment, labor of love, marathon, labour of love |
labor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | department of labor, dol, labor department |
| Type of | executive department |
labor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | childbed, confinement, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail |
| Type of | birthing, birth, giving birth, parturition |
| Has types | premature labour, premature labor |
she was in labor for six hours.
labor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | labor movement, trade union movement |
| Type of | reform movement |
| Has types | unionism, industrial workers of the world, trade unionism, iww, i.w.w. |
labor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | british labour party, labour, labour party |
| Type of | labour party, labor party |
labor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | labour, toil |
| Type of | work |
| Has types | overworking, overwork, roping, slavery, plodding, manual labour, manual labor, hunting, sweat, hunt, haymaking, hackwork, grind, travail, exertion, elbow grease, effort, drudgery, donkeywork, corvee |
| Derivation | laborious |
his labor did not require a great deal of skill.
Examples of labor
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Mr. Lawson was active in labor groups since he got his union card as a teenager.
From the sacbee.com
Also, the payment schedule has been modified because of the NFL labor situation.
From the washingtontimes.com
If the mayor can be a helpful mediator between labor and business, good for him.
From the sacbee.com
They should be in the labor force, either working or at least looking for a job.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Remember, after the initial cost, slave labor is definitely management-friendly.
From the kentucky.com
Labor interests feel that medical costs are the biggest problem with the system.
From the timesunion.com
Labor contracts typically provided cost-of-living adjustments tied to inflation.
From the freep.com
Outsourcing to the Philippines yields cost-effective, qualified and loyal labor.
From the sfgate.com
Economists have predicted that California's labor market recovery would be slow.
From the latimes.com
- A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
- Tug: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
- Productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
- Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
- Parturiency: concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
- Undergo the efforts of childbirth
- There are a number of Spanish units of measurement of length or area that are now virtually obsolete. They include the vara, the cordel, the league and the labor. The units of area used to express the area of land are still encountered in some transactions in land today. ...
- Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus. ...
- Labour economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the market for labour. Labour markets function through the interaction of workers and employers. ...
