left-wingˌleft-ˈwing ●○○ adjective 
Examples
a left-wing newspaper a left-wing political organization She’s got very left-wing views.—left wing noun [singular]: the left wing of the Labour party—left-winger noun [countable]: She is supported by left-wingers in the party.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- a left-wing politician
- A lot of colleagues were put off by her left-wing opinions.
- And great big chunks of the current Libertarian Party movement contain a horde of former left-wing nuts who are now Libertarian nuts.
- Another approach is to group together the readers of various right-wing papers and contrast them with readers of left-wing papers.
- Certainly Mosley's constant harping on the theme of left-wing intimidation was a fairly effective recruiting ploy throughout the 1930s.
- Despite the presence of some 37,000 police in the capital, left-wing radicals attempted to disrupt the coronation.
- Even among left-wing clergy the idea of endowing one man with absolute power is abhorrent.
- On the face of it, such activity would seem to be more expressive of right-wing rather than left-wing sentiments.
- Some of its leaders fear a revival of left-wing parties waving the banner of social justice.
Longman Language Activatordifferent types of political opinions and parties► right-wing
Collocations supporting the political aims of groups that strongly support conservative ideas and the capitalist economic system: · He is known for his extreme right-wing views.· a right-wing conservative MP
► left-wing supporting the political aims of groups such as Socialists and Communists: · A lot of colleagues were put off by her left-wing opinions.· a left-wing politician
► the left also the Left political parties such as the Socialists and Communists: · The new law has been severely criticized by politicians on the left.
► the right also the Right political parties which strongly support conservative ideas and the capitalist economic system: · Politicians on the right have welcomed these new proposals.
► the centre British /the center American a middle position in politics which does not support extreme ideas: · The party seems to be becoming less radical, and drifting more towards the centre.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► government
a left-wing person or group supports the political aims of groups such as Socialists and Communists OPP right-wing: · Such utterances, especially from a supposedly left-wing government, are revolutionary.· They didn't want a new left-wing government sitting on the canal-bank.
► group· The government blamed the unrest on the activities of several small left-wing groups intent on creating general instability.· A left-wing group, the Marxist-Leninist Armed Propaganda Union, also claimed responsibility.
► guerrilla· Navarro's participation also marginalized the remaining left-wing guerrilla forces, who reportedly impeded voting in some towns.
► opposition· In recent years he had made a point of appeasing the fundamentalists at the same time as co-opting left-wing opposition.
► party· On June 3 between six and eight members of left-wing parties were reported to have been arrested.· Even the left-wing parties that may yet form the government have a record of economic reform at state level.· Secondly, a left-wing party must avoid succumbing to the notion that politics is primarily a matter of institutional government.· Some of its leaders fear a revival of left-wing parties waving the banner of social justice.· That might help to produce a radical left-wing party with policies that could rebuild the shattered inner-city area of Tottenham.
► politics· Hayling's left-wing politics were to a large extent the result of his background.· Branson had long felt that the greatest drawback to Time Out was its left-wing politics.· The Tory critics object that the Church is peddling left-wing politics as a religious message, while failing to assert moral values.
► sympathies· Jackson was well disposed towards journalists of left-wing sympathies.
a left-wing newspaper a left-wing political organization She’s got very left-wing views.—left wing noun [singular]: the left wing of the Labour party—left-winger noun [countable]: She is supported by left-wingers in the party.