labors

1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wagesExamples: "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"Synonyms: labor, labour, proletariat, working class

2. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)Examples: "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"Synonyms: labor, labour, toil

3. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a childExamples: "she was in labor for six hours"Synonyms: childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail

4. an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movementSynonyms: labor, labor movement, trade union movement

5. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industriesSynonyms: British Labour Party, Labor, Labour, Labour Party

6. the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913Synonyms: Department of Labor, DoL, Labor, Labor Department