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left wing
left wing also Left Wingn.1. The liberal or radical faction of a group.2. See left1.
left′-wing′ adj.left′-wing′er n.left wing n 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) the leftist faction of an assembly, party, group, etc; the radical or progressive wing 2. (Military) the units of an army situated on the left of a battle position 3. (Team Sports, other than specified) sport a. the left-hand side of the field of play from the point of view of either team facing its opponents' goalb. a player positioned in this area in certain games adj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, belonging to, or relating to the political left wing ˌleft-ˈwinger nleft′ wing′
n. the liberal or radical element in a political party or other organization. [1700–10] left′-wing′, adj. left′-wing′er, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | left wing - those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfareleftfaction, sect - a dissenting clique |
Translationsleft2 (left) adjective on, for, or belonging to, the side of the body that in most people has the less skilful hand (the side of a person or thing which is toward the west when that person or thing is facing north-opposite to right). She wore an engagement ring on her left hand; They drive on the left side of the road in Britain. 左 左 adverb to or towards this side. He turned left at the end of the road. 向左 向左 noun1. the left side, part etc. He sat on her left; She turned to her left; Take the first road on the left; Keep to the left! 左邊 左边2. within a political party, Parliament etc, the most radical or socialist group. 左派 左派ˈleft-hand adjective1. at the left; to the left of something else. the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk. 左邊的 左侧的2. towards the left. a left-hand bend in the road. 向左的 向左的left-ˈhanded adjective having the left hand more skilful than the right. 慣用左手的 惯用左手的，左撇的 left-ˈhandedness noun 慣用左手 惯用左手left-ˈwing adjective (having opinions which are) radical, socialist or communist. 左派的 左翼的left wing the left of a political party. 左派 左翼left wing
left wing1. adjective Of, concerned with, or belonging to a liberal political position or agenda. (Most often hyphenated and used prenominally.) This is clearly just a left-wing propaganda campaign to distract voters from the real issue at hand. My father is a pretty staunch conservative, so I don't know how he'll take to my left-wing boyfriend. Though I consider myself to be left wing overall, I try to maintain a balanced political opinion.2. noun The political groups or organizations, or a section or branch thereof, that support or advocate a liberal position or agenda. The left wing has espoused the need for drastic social reform and economic equality in the coming year, but it has not, to date, offered any realistic or lasting measures to implement such change.See also: left, wingleft wingThe liberal or radical faction of a political group, as in Many consider him a leader of the Democratic Party's left wing. This expression originated in the seating practice of European legislatures, whereby those holding liberal views were assigned to the left side of the house. [First half of 1800s] See also: left, wingEncyclopediaSeeleftMedicalSeeLeftAcronymsSeeleewayleft wing
Synonyms for left wingnoun those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfareSynonymsRelated Words |