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leftist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | collectivist, left-winger |
| Type of | socialist |
| Has types | pink, pinko |
| Derivation | leftism |
leftist::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | left-of-center, left-wing |
Examples of leftist
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Obama is a combination of leftist radical ideologue and Chicago thug politician.
From the washingtontimes.com
In Central America and South America, the recent trend has been a leftist shift.
From the economist.com
His verdict seems unduly harsh but then Mr Bardacke is an old-fashioned leftist.
From the economist.com
Now the leftist want to cash in on pain and suffering that they did not inflict.
From the washingtontimes.com
What better way to describe the economic genius of modern-day leftist economics?
From the infowars.com
You keep avoiding this topic and dropping sour one liners about leftist cliches.
From the economist.com
Several secular liberal and leftist forces have already withdrawn from the race.
From the guardian.co.uk
For all his radical leftist politics, Henze's own music is on the musical right.
From the time.com
His moves suggest that he would rather be called a flip-flopper than a leftist.
From the time.com
- Collectivist: a person who belongs to the political left
- In politics, Left, left-wing and leftist are generally used to describe support for social changes to create a more egalitarian society. ...
- (Leftism (album)) Leftism is the first album by electronica musicians Leftfield, released in 1995. It was shortlisted for the 1995 Mercury Music Prize but lost-out to "Dummy" by Portishead. ...
- (leftism) Belief in the principles of left-wing politics
- Member of the left, or one sympathising with their views.
- Refers to a belief that behavior is determined primarily by environment and not heredity. This belief exists on a continuum. The extreme leftist believes that heredity plays no role in shaping behavior, and that environment is all important. The extreme rightist believes the opposite. (See Rightist)
- A political term used to describe the acceptance, at least, in part, of the economic, social and philosophical ideas of Karl Marx.
- A particularly left-leaning liberal (see liberalism) (or sometimes, a socialist, see socialism), coming close to being on the far left
