Laborism

[ ley-buh-riz-uhm ]

noun

1. a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
2. the doctrines and programs of the Labour party.

Other Words From

• labor·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Laborism¹

First recorded in 1900–05; labor + -ism

Example Sentences

“Our system is called capitalism. It’s designed to optimize for long-term growth of capital. When people wonder, ‘Well, are capital owners advantaged over labor?’ it ain’t called laborism.”

From New York Times

It was hardly a secret that among those on her list of less-favored was Haines, 49, practitioner of an abrasive, workingman style of Laborism.

From Time Magazine Archive

The three prongs of her trident — Laborism, Conservatism, Liberalism— absorbed her whole attention.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were Premier Baldwin and some of his Ministers sitting on the Government Bench answering some routine questions as if they had never heard of Laborism and Mr. Macdonald.

From Time Magazine Archive

He advocated constitutional socialism or what may now be termed Laborism, which means improving the status of the laboring classes in human society by constitutional means.

From Time Magazine Archive