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1 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) σκληρή εργασία2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) εργατικό δυναμικό, εργάτες3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) τοκετός, πόνοι γέννας4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) το Εργατικό Κόμμα2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) εργάζομαι σκληρά, αγκομαχώ2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) δυσκολεύομαι, πασχίζω•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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2 vote
[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.)2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.)2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.)•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks
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