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In general, if signs of sectarianism do appear in a Socialist Party, these are only the products of the absence of a broad Labour movement in the country.
Karl Radek

Meaning of "Labour movement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LABOUR MOVEMENT

Labour movement  [ˈleɪbə ˈmuːvmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LABOUR MOVEMENT

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Labour movement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LABOUR MOVEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Labour movement

The labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign for better working conditions and treatment from their employers and governments, in particular through the implementation of labour and employment law. Trade unions are collective organizations within societies, organized for the purpose of representing the interests of workers and the working class. Many ruling class individuals and political groups may also be active in and part of the labour movement. In some countries, especially the United Kingdom and Australia the labour movement is understood to encompass a formal "political wing", frequently known by the name labour party or workers' party, which complements the aforementioned "industrial wing".

Definition of Labour movement in the English dictionary

The definition of Labour movement in the dictionary is the Labour movement a movement campaigning for the interests of working people, for example for better working conditions, better treatment from employers, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LABOUR MOVEMENT


achievement
əˈtʃiːvmənt
aggrievement
əˈɡriːvmənt
bereavement
bɪˈriːvmənt
countermovement
ˌkaʊntərˈmuːvmənt
ecomovement
ˈiːkəʊˌmuːvmənt
enlevement
ɪnˈliːvmənt
enslavement
ɪnˈsleɪvmənt
evolvement
ɪˈvɒlvmənt
improvement
ɪmˈpruːvmənt
involvement
ɪnˈvɒlvmənt
lavement
ˈleɪvmənt
misimprovement
ˌmɪsɪmˈpruːvmənt
movement
ˈmuːvmənt
non-achievement
ˌnɒnəˈtʃiːvmənt
nonachievement
ˌnɒnəˈtʃiːvmənt
overachievement
ˌəʊvərəˈtʃiːvmənt
pavement
ˈpeɪvmənt
retrievement
rɪˈtriːvmənt
revivement
rɪˈvaɪvmənt
underachievement
ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LABOUR MOVEMENT

Labour and Socialist International
labour camp
labour charges
labour costs
Labour Day
labour exchange
labour force
labour law
labour market
labour of love
labour pains
Labour Party

WORDS THAT END LIKE LABOUR MOVEMENT

abonnement
advertisement
agreement
amusement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
infringement
management
measurement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of Labour movement in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Labour movement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LABOUR MOVEMENT

Find out the translation of Labour movement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Labour movement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Labour movement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

劳工运动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

movimiento obrero
570 millions of speakers

English

Labour movement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

श्रम आंदोलन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حركة العمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Рабочее движение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

movimento operário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শ্রমিক আন্দোলন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Le mouvement syndical
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergerakan buruh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeiterbewegung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

労働運動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노동 운동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerakan tenaga kerja
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

phong trào lao động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொழிலாளர் இயக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कामगार चळवळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İşçi hareketi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

movimento operaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepływ pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

робочий рух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mișcare Muncii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Το εργατικό κίνημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Arbeid beweging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arbetarrörelsen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Arbeiderbevegelsens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Labour movement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LABOUR MOVEMENT»

The term «Labour movement» is normally little used and occupies the 113.939 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LABOUR MOVEMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Labour movement

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3 QUOTES WITH «LABOUR MOVEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Labour movement.
1
Neil Kinnock
Is Tony Blair of the Labour party? The answer to that is profoundly 'yes', but that is not how, sentimentally, he is regarded in the Labour movement generally.
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Karl Radek
In general, if signs of sectarianism do appear in a Socialist Party, these are only the products of the absence of a broad Labour movement in the country.
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Karl Radek
If a Labour movement, on a bourgeois basis, has hitherto existed in the country where the new movement is awakening it will certainly not disappear all at once.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LABOUR MOVEMENT»

Discover the use of Labour movement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Labour movement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Spanish Civil War and the British Labour Movement
This book draws on a mass of documentary material to provide a major reinterpretation of British labour's response to the Spanish Civil War.
Tom Buchanan, 1991
2
The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History: Third Edition
This concise history recounts the story of Canadian labour from the nineteenth century to the present day. First published in 1989, it has been updated to include new developments in the world of labour up to 1995.
Craig Heron, 1996
3
The British Labour Movement and Zionism, 1917-1948
First Published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Yosef Gorni, 1983
4
Democratic Ideas and the British Labour Movement, 1880-1914
The first detailed study of an important debate in the history of the Labour movement.
Logie Barrow, Ian Bullock, 2006
5
The Labour Movement in Britain from Thatcher to Blair
British economic and industrial policy since 1979 is examined using a wide range of sources.
Keith Barlow, Geoffrey Keith Barlow, 2008
6
The Dynamics of Working-class Politics: The Labour Movement ...
Its sophisticated use of sociological theory and detailed empirical analysis distinguish The Dynamics of Working-Class Politics as one of the more important essays in historical sociology published in past years.
Michael Savage, 1987
7
The labour movement and the internet: the new internationalism
Written by a leading authority on labour and information technology, this book covers the background to and the politics of this electronic revolution in the labour movement.
Eric Lee, 1997
8
Sweatshop Strife: Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Jewish ...
Ruth Frager examines the development of this unique movement, its sources of strength, and its limitations, focusing particularly on the complex interplay of class, ethnic, and gender interests and identities in the history of the movement.
Ruth A. Frager, 1992
9
Sound of Trumpets: History of the Labour Movement in South ...
This is a record of peaceful movements for reform, for the Chartist program and a wider democracy.
Jim Moss, 1985
10
Internationalism in the labour movement: 1830-1940
The discussion about 'integration' in nation states should not make us neglect the ethnocentric ties of the working masses during the earliest beginnings of the labour movement. The socialist fathers tended seriously to underestimate the ...
Frits van Holthoon, Marcel van der Linden, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LABOUR MOVEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Labour movement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Labour candidates split on strictly | Daily Mail Online
"I think we, as a Labour movement, have to defend the principle of a public service broadcaster that is universally paid for." The debate came as ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Supreme Court anti-labour ruling: Rude awakening for activists and …
The man seems to forget that he is a beneficiary of a political party that rose from the grievances and tears of the labour movement, in the name ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
3
'Dump the noisemakers' - Former Barbados PM says civil society …
"So you had the labour movement and civil society. The labour movement invited the NGOs. So you had the partners clearly defined. I knew ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
4
ACTU elders warn Labor to resist unions' rising power | The Australian
That's what the labour movement must get back to dealing with.” Mr Kelty, ACTU secretary from 1983-2000, said the unions needed to grow if ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Labour candidates split on Strictly
"I think we, as a Labour movement, have to defend the principle of a public service broadcaster that is universally paid for." ... «Leigh Journal, Jul 15»
6
FESWATU - The game-changer in SD's trade unionism - Observer
We've these institutions in Swaziland but the labour movement hasn't taken advantage of them so as to enhance their meaningful dialoguing at ... «The Swazi Observer, Jul 15»
7
Both sides made mistakes in dispute, says Byer -- NationNews …
... Public Workers and its supporters in the labour movement who were demanding that the Government agency reinstate the workers who were ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
8
Jeremy Corbyn Labour Leadership Campaign Backed By Hundreds …
"We in the Labour movement must stand for strong, democratically accountable public services and support our councils in delivering them.". «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
9
Candidates to make their pitch to be next Labour leader at Brighton …
... next leader of the Labour Party has proven a great showcase for the talent and ideas that will inspire the next period of the Labour movement. «The Argus, Jul 15»
10
Morning Star :: Fight for your Freedom
Like all the best episodes in labour movement history, the Martyrs' story did not end in historic defeat. Instead public outrage — culminating in a demonstration ... «Morning Star Online, Jul 15»

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