leftist
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɛf.tɪst/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈlef.tɪst/
Noun
editleftist (plural leftists)
- (politics, generally) A person who holds views associated with the political left.
- Synonym: left-winger
- Coordinate terms: centrist, rightist
- 1976, June Teufel Dreyer, China's Forty Millions: Minority Nationalities and National Integration in the People's Republic of China[1], Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 214:
- The first major clash between the two groups occurred in Shih-ho-tzu on January 26, 1967, with the leftists admitting they had suffered a bloody defeat.
- (politics, specifically) Someone who holds socialist or communist-leaning economic views, usually alongside progressive social views; an anticapitalist.
Derived terms
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edita person who holds views associated with the political left
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Adjective
editleftist (comparative more leftist, superlative most leftist)
- Of or pertaining to the political left.
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editpertaining to the political left
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