left-winger

  • 11left-winger — See: left wing …

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  • 12left winger — liberal extremist, person with extremely liberal political views …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 13left-wing — adj a left wing person or group supports the political aims of groups such as Socialists and ↑Communists ≠ ↑right wing ▪ a left wing newspaper ▪ a left wing political organization. ▪ She s got very left wing views. >left wing n [singular] ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14left-wing — adjective * someone who is left wing has SOCIALIST aims and ideas, for example that property, money, and power should be shared more equally: radical left wing activists a. used about left wing theories, policies, etc.: a left wing agenda ─… …

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  • 15left wing — (n.) also (as an adjective) left wing, 1871 in the political sense (1530s in a military formation sense), from LEFT (Cf. left) (adj.) + WING (Cf. wing) (n.). Related: Left winger …

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  • 16left wing — ► NOUN 1) the radical, reforming, or socialist section of a political party or system. [ORIGIN: with reference to the National Assembly in France (1789 91), where the nobles sat to the president s right and the commons to the left.] 2) the left… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 17left wing — n. [see LEFT1, n. 4] the more liberal or radical section of a political party, group, etc. left wing adj. left winger n …

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  • 18left wing — left wing, adj. left winger, n. 1. members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform. 2. such a party or a group of such parties. 3. the part of a political or social organization advocating a liberal… …

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  • 19left-wing */ — UK / US adjective a) someone who is left wing is considered to have socialist aims and ideas, for example that property, money, and power should be shared more equally radical left wing activists b) used about left wing theories, policies etc a… …

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  • 20winger — noun (C) 1 a player in games such as football, whose position is on the far left or far right of the field see also: wing 1 (5) 2 right winger/left winger someone who belongs to the right wing or left wing 2 of a political group …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English