leftist
Americannoun
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a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
adjective
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of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or advocated by the political Left.
adjective
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of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles
noun
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a person who supports or belongs to the political left
Other Word Forms
- antileftist adjective
- leftism noun
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At this year's awards, held on March 15, Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" -- a wild tale of leftist revolutionaries, white supremacists and immigrant detention centers -- was crowned as best picture.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Beyond the top three, leftist Rae Huang notched support from 8% of those polled, while tech entrepreneur Adam Miller drew 6%.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
The economy grew 2.5 percent in what was the final year of leftist president Gabriel Boric's tenure, just outstripping a bank forecast of 2.3 percent.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Tech entrepreneur Adam Miller was supported by just over 4% of those polled, with leftist candidate Rae Huang at about 3%.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
The Neylan board’s first case involved a former Los Alamos chemist named Robert Hurley, who had fallen under suspicion because his Latvian-born wife purportedly had leftist sympathies.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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