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noun a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
adjective of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or advocated by the political Left.
Origin of leftist First recorded in 1920–25; left1 + -ist
OTHER WORDS FROM leftist leftism, noun an·ti·left·ist, adjective Words nearby leftist left-handed compliment, left-hander, left heart, left hepatic duct, left holding the bag, leftist , left-laid, left lobe of liver, left-luggage office, left lymphatic duct, left-of-center
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Example sentences from the Web for leftist San Diego, a small city at the southern edge of California, was especially suspicious of leftist s as it watched the revolution in Mexico with alarm.
‘Keep Your Mouth Shut’: Why San Diego Banned ‘Seditious’ Talk in 1918 | Randy Dotinga| August 4, 2020| Voice of San Diego
A ceasefire by leftist rebels in Colombia could close the last one.
Did The U.S.-Cuba Deal Help Drive A Rebel Ceasefire in Colombia? | Richard McColl| December 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And then, if Pope Francis is still with us, we may well see the leftist saints come marching in.
Why Pope Francis Wants to Declare Murdered Archbishop Romero a Saint | Christopher Dickey| August 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
If modernism was going to be acceptable, its leftist leanings had to be gotten rid of.
How Jews Created American Modernism | Andrew Romano| August 1, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It stands, in short, for everything a leftist should detest.
Meet Stephen F. Cohen, Vladimir Putin's Best Friend in the American Media | Cathy Young| March 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The only way to get a leftist government is to simply get the rightist government, and especially Bibi Netanyahu, out.
What’s Different at J Street This Year? | Brent E. Sasley| September 30, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Ray has always had the propaganda that he is a leftist and that he is Castro without Castro.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I have in mind—was this in your opinion a rightist plot, a leftist plot, an anarchist plot?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Gramsci, the Sardinian leftist philosopher, suggested the need for a language of the proletariat.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
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British Dictionary definitions for leftist adjective of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles
noun a person who supports or belongs to the political left
Derived forms of leftist leftism , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to leftist revolutionary, militant, fanatical, progressive, uncompromising, far-out, extremist, violent, sweeping, renegade, fanatic, firebrand, insurgent, agitator, rebel, subversive, anarchist, reformer, rioter, liberal
Cultural definitions for leftist One who holds a left-wing viewpoint; someone who seeks radical social and economic change in the direction of greater equality.
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