Old LabourOld Laboradj.n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d) ˈleɪbə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊ(ld) ˈleɪbər/

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., labour n.

Etymology: < old adj. + labour n. (see sense 10c s.v.). Compare New Labour n.

British Politics.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Labour Party prior to the introduction of the internal reforms initiated by Neil Kinnock (party leader, 1983–92) and carried through by subsequent party leaders; exhibiting qualities or advocating policies associated with the Labour Party of this era.

ΚΠ

1988 Guardian 20 Apr. 6/8 Mr Dixon is one of the old Labour school, with a PhD in the college of rough knocks, a face borrowed from a bulldog and a matching temper.

1991 J. Kingdom Local Govt. & Politics in Brit. xv. 255 Some argue that Labour councils can pursue a communitarian (or collectivist) approach by breaking the old Labour statist and bureaucratic image.

2002 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 30 Apr. The city's Lord Provost, Alex Mosson, is Old Labour to the core, but he is balanced by the more progressive views of Charles Gordon, leader of Glasgow city council.

B. n.

The Labour Party prior to the introduction of such internal reforms; that section of the Labour Party which actively opposed such reforms as an abandonment of socialist principles.

ΚΠ

1992 D. Butler & D. Kavanagh Brit. Gen. Election of 1992 61 Old Labour was identified with the values and interests of the past, with high taxes, public ownership, trade unions, [etc.].

1995 Daily Mail 19 Oct. 2/1 Labour MPs shocked Tony Blair last night by voting for a shadow cabinet that smacked more of Old Labour than New.

2001 Times 28 Feb. i. 21/3 The renewed clamour for a windfall tax on the oil companies..recalls one of old Labour's most cherished beliefs, that profit is a dirty word.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old labour
释义	Old LabourOld Laboradj.n. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d) ˈleɪbə/, U.S. /ˌoʊ(ld) ˈleɪbər/ Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., labour n. Etymology: < old adj. + labour n. (see sense 10c s.v.). Compare New Labour n. British Politics. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Labour Party prior to the introduction of the internal reforms initiated by Neil Kinnock (party leader, 1983–92) and carried through by subsequent party leaders; exhibiting qualities or advocating policies associated with the Labour Party of this era. ΚΠ 1988 Guardian 20 Apr. 6/8 Mr Dixon is one of the old Labour school, with a PhD in the college of rough knocks, a face borrowed from a bulldog and a matching temper. 1991 J. Kingdom Local Govt. & Politics in Brit. xv. 255 Some argue that Labour councils can pursue a communitarian (or collectivist) approach by breaking the old Labour statist and bureaucratic image. 2002 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 30 Apr. The city's Lord Provost, Alex Mosson, is Old Labour to the core, but he is balanced by the more progressive views of Charles Gordon, leader of Glasgow city council. B. n. The Labour Party prior to the introduction of such internal reforms; that section of the Labour Party which actively opposed such reforms as an abandonment of socialist principles. ΚΠ 1992 D. Butler & D. Kavanagh Brit. Gen. Election of 1992 61 Old Labour was identified with the values and interests of the past, with high taxes, public ownership, trade unions, [etc.]. 1995 Daily Mail 19 Oct. 2/1 Labour MPs shocked Tony Blair last night by voting for a shadow cabinet that smacked more of Old Labour than New. 2001 Times 28 Feb. i. 21/3 The renewed clamour for a windfall tax on the oil companies..recalls one of old Labour's most cherished beliefs, that profit is a dirty word. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1988
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