What does labor mean?
Definitions for labor
ˈleɪ bərla·bor
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word labor.
Princeton's WordNet
labor, labour, working class, proletariatnoun
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
"there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
labor, labour, toilnoun
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
"his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbednoun
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
labor movement, trade union movement, labornoun
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
British Labour Party, Labour Party, Labour, Labornoun
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
Department of Labor, Labor Department, Labor, DoLnoun
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
undertaking, project, task, laborverb
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
"he prepared for great undertakings"
tug, labor, labour, push, driveverb
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"
labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moilverb
work hard
"She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
labor, labourverb
undergo the efforts of childbirth
Wiktionary
labornoun
Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
labornoun
Workers collectively; the workforce; the working class.
labornoun
The labor union movement; organized labor.
labornoun
The act of a mother giving birth or the time period during which a mother gives birth.
laborverb
spelling of labour; see British/Commonwealth entry for definitions, etymology, pronunciation, translations, etc.
Labornoun
The Australian Labor Party.
Webster Dictionary
Labornoun
physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like; servile toil; exertion; work
Labornoun
intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history
Labornoun
that which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort
Labornoun
travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth
Labornoun
any pang or distress
Labornoun
the pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging
Labornoun
a measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area of 177/ acres
Labornoun
to exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil
Labornoun
to exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any design; to strive; to take pains
Labornoun
to be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard, wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and formerly with of
Labornoun
to be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth
Labornoun
to pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea
Laborverb
to work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil
Laborverb
to form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care
Laborverb
to prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge stre/uously; as, to labor a point or argument
Laborverb
to belabor; to beat
Etymology: [OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See Labor, n.]
Editors Contribution
labor
The act and process of work or employment.
The local labor laws were very effective.
Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020
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Balor
bolar
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of labor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of labor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of labor in a Sentence
Acero Schools management is desperate, and our pressure is working. There is nothing illegal about our strike over wages, benefits, class size and other conditions that are mandatory subjects of bargaining under the federal labor law that governs this contract.
I was wrong on this, i thought we would have been out of it past Labor Day, and we're not.
It's just harder to get material in the door on time. We're also seeing, of course, labor shortages in our supply chain, which is also slowing down input, i think that's going to be a continuing problem into next year. And the vaccine mandate is probably not going to help that.
The visa application the company filed with the government requires that people are paid the full amount, its a requirement. Palmer, who was 17 when she came to New York in 2011, was not available to comment. . TOP JAMAICAN MODEL. Sylvia Ayass, a lawyer who has worked with models on visas like Palmer's, said agencies typically pay what they state on visa applications. Donald Trump has won Republican frontrunner status in the 2016 election in large part by positioning Donald Trump as a champion of the American worker who will deport illegal immigrants, build a wall with Mexico and do away with the off shoring of U.S. jobs. This is not the first time Trump's labor practices have drawn criticism. A Reuters story published in August revealed that Trump's companies sought to import at least 1,100 workers on temporary visas since 2000. Of those, 250 were filed for foreign fashion models, according to the Reuters analysis of federal Department of Labor data. Using a federal visa program called H-1B that allows U.S. employers to hire.
They need a good shake and I think they'll get it, i will be lodging a protest vote. It definitely will not be Liberal Party or National Party or Labor Party.
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