leftism
noun
left·ism ˈlef-ˌti-zəm 
1
: the principles and views of the left
also : the movement embodying these principles
2
: advocacy of or adherence to the doctrines of the left
leftist
ˈlef-tist
noun or adjective 
Synonyms
- left
- left wing
- liberalism
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism
Recent Examples on the Web Unusually, Sasha mixed the unionist/progressive leftism common to most folk-punk Woody Guthrie fetishists with a radical militancy. 
Franz Nicolay, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2022 Probably few of the actual rioters consciously associated their conduct with the leftism of another time. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 6 Jan. 2022 Respecting democracy and the Constitution even slightly is now devious leftism in the Republican mind. Ryan Cooper, The Week, 29 June 2021 And yet conservative media are not wrong to lambast the Ivy League as a bastion of leftism. Aron Ravin, National Review, 3 Oct. 2021 The fellowship is part of a broader trend among Jews in progressive spaces who have sought to align aspects of their identity — like political leftism and queerness — with their Judaism. New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021 Others expressed optimism that Grimes’ feigned interest in leftism could help spread the word to her fans. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021 Becca Rothfeld, writing in The Point, also saw the leftism as fashionable posturing and seemed sorry that Rooney hadn’t more explicitly punctured it. Caleb Crain, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2021 Castillo's politics mingle a nationalist, agrarian leftism with socially conservative impulses. Franklin BriceÑo And Regina Garcia Cano, Star Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021 See More
Franz Nicolay, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2022 Probably few of the actual rioters consciously associated their conduct with the leftism of another time. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 6 Jan. 2022 Respecting democracy and the Constitution even slightly is now devious leftism in the Republican mind. Ryan Cooper, The Week, 29 June 2021 And yet conservative media are not wrong to lambast the Ivy League as a bastion of leftism. Aron Ravin, National Review, 3 Oct. 2021 The fellowship is part of a broader trend among Jews in progressive spaces who have sought to align aspects of their identity — like political leftism and queerness — with their Judaism. New York Times, 2 Nov. 2021 Others expressed optimism that Grimes’ feigned interest in leftism could help spread the word to her fans. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021 Becca Rothfeld, writing in The Point, also saw the leftism as fashionable posturing and seemed sorry that Rooney hadn’t more explicitly punctured it. Caleb Crain, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2021 Castillo's politics mingle a nationalist, agrarian leftism with socially conservative impulses. Franklin BriceÑo And Regina Garcia Cano, Star Tribune, 18 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined at sense 2
leftism
noun
as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- liberalism
- left
- socialism
- left wing
- neoliberalism
- radicalism
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conservatism
- right
- illiberalism
- immobilism
- neoconservatism