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Labor may refer to one of the following:
1)strenuous physical or mental exertion especially as a means to earn a living;
2)manual workers considered as a group or political party;
3)the pains of childbirth
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago'Labor' is:
1) physically demanding work undertaken as a necessity in earning one's livelihood
2) wage earners collectively, especially as a political party in government
3) trade unions organized to protect the rights of workers, especially wage earners performing physically demanding work
4) Work usually physically taxing that is required by one in authority
5) the pains of childbirth; parturition
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