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Meanings of labor in English

Portuguese
trabalho
Catalan
gestació
Spanish
gestación

Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child.

trabalho
Portuguese
classe trabalhadora
Catalan
treballadors
Spanish
clase obrera

A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages.

classe trabalhadora
Catalan
partit laborista

A political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries.

partit laborista
Portuguese
trabalho
Catalan
ministeri de treball
Spanish
departamento de trabajo

The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913.

trabalho
Synonyms
Examples for "Department of Labor"
Examples for "Department of Labor"
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The Department of Labor is expected to propose strengthening those rules soon.
Reuters
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The Department of Labor did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reuters
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The work of the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor.
Community Civics and Rural Life
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Recently three bureaus were merged forming the State Department of Labor.
New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 / ...
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A Department of Labor spokesman said the agency was collecting feedback.
Reuters
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The multiple life-threatening problems raise questions about, said a Labor Department official.
Reuters
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The Labor Department's report Friday offered a mixed picture of the economy.
Ebony
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Coming up on Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department will release jobs data.
Reuters
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The Labor Department releases import and export data for April on Wednesday.
Reuters
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The Labor Department's more comprehensive report for April is due on Friday.
Reuters
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The DoL rule requires that anyone providing advice on retirement saving act without regard to their own financial interests.
Reuters
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President Donald Trump ordered DoL to conduct a new analysis of the rule aimed at revising or repealing it.
Reuters
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I am afraid she spends a lot of time in Dol Vin's.
Jane Allen, Junior
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Dol volunteered for this business, and brought a kettle from the cabin.
Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
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Dol for once was not guilty of an indiscretion, waking or sleeping.
Camp and Trail: A Story of the Maine Woods
Usage of labor in English
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The king toils; the priests toil; the powers of the world labor.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
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South African labor law requires clear formal processes for strikes and walk-outs.
Reuters
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We are in the land of the cheapest labor in the world.
Round the World
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Among other urgent government priorities were addressing drought, labor and economic problems.
Reuters
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His was the labor and worry; they gathered in the financial harvest.
Great Fortunes from Railroads
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In Brazil sugar was the great slave labor staple; in America, cotton.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
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Some people perform the muscular labor in societies; others, the mental labor.
What to Do? Thoughts Evoked By the Census of Moscow
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In developed countries, children aren't seen as potential sources of labor income.
Wired
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Organized labor could be a significant issue during the 2012 election year.
Reuters
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Great Britain now commands capital, while China and India overflow with labor.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 / A Magazi...
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Last year Amnesty International said some mines there were using child labor.
Reuters
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Slave labor was more valuable in the South than in the North.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
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He presented the issues between capital and labor and sided with capital.
The Mistakes of Jesus
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It's a classic example of unpaid labor, with men free-­riding the benefits.
Wired
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Demand and business confidence will determine how quickly the labor market recovers.
Reuters
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Consumers are still concerned about the labor market and their own security.
Reuters