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Farmer-Labor Party (sh) and leaf (iou)


Farmer-Labor Party (sh)




(1918-44) Minor political party in Minnesota, U.S. An outgrowth of the Nonpartisan League, it was composed mainly of small farmers and urban labourers.

It supported Robert La Follette in the 1924 presidential election, and its candidate, Floyd B. Olson, was elected governor in 1930. It supported Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936 before merging with the Democratic Party in 1944 to form the Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party.


leaf (iou)



leaf verb. [li:f] E17.
[from LEAF noun1.]
verb intrans. Bear leaves or foliage, come into leaf. Also (N. Amer.) foll. by out. E17.
a. verb trans. Turn the leaves of (a book or papers), esp. in a casual manner. Also foll. by over. Now US. M17.
b. verb intrans. Turn the leaves of a book or papers, esp. in a casual manner. Usu. foll. by through. E20.
D. Lessing One tattered old magazine, the sort of thing you leaf through at the dentist.
verb trans. Cover or shade with foliage. rare. M19.
verb trans. Give a number in sequence to (a leaf of a book). L19.