american labor party

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Minor political party organized in New York state in 1936. It was founded by the labour leaders Sidney Hillman and David Dubinsky and by liberal Democrats and old-line socialists. The party supported Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs and backed candidates who endorsed liberal social legislation. Though influential in New York City elections, after 1940 it was plagued by divisions between pro-and anti-communist factions. It was dissolved in 1956
former American political party which was formed by labor leaders and liberals in 1936
a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party

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american party
a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics
american labor party

    Hyphenation

    A·me·ri·can la·bor par·ty

    Turkish pronunciation

    ımerıkın leybır pärti

    Pronunciation

    /əˈmerəkən ˈlābər ˈpärtē/ /əˈmɛrəkən ˈleɪbɜr ˈpɑːrtiː/
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