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单词 leftist
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leftism

noun

left·​ism ˈlef-ˌti-zəm How to pronounce leftism (audio)
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 How to pronounce leftism (audio)
noun or adjective

Synonyms

  • left
  • left wing
  • liberalism
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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

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 2

leftist 1 of 2

adjective

as in liberal

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • liberal
  • rightist
  • reactionary
  • progressive
  • conservative
  • subversive
  • fanatic
  • extremist
  • fanatical
  • excessive
  • inflammatory
  • violent
  • revolutionist
  • revolutionary
  • radical
  • provocative
  • agitating
  • incendiary
  • ultra
  • rabid
  • provoking
  • inciting
  • fomenting
  • dissenting
  • exciting
  • instigating
  • rabble-rousing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • centrist
  • central
  • moderate
  • traditional
  • orthodox
  • conventional
  • middle-of-the-road
  • rational
  • nonrevolutionary
  • reasonable
  • levelheaded
  • sensible
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leftist

2 of 2

noun

as in socialist

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • socialist
  • lefty
  • pinko
  • communist
  • commie
  • pink
  • social democrat
  • extremist
  • radical
  • Marxist
  • comrade
  • Trotskyite
  • Trotskyist
  • Stalinist
  • revolutionary
  • Maoist
  • revolutionist
  • Leninist
  • Bolshevik
  • Red
  • Leninite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • capitalist
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