leftist
noun
a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
leftism
-
a word derived from
leftist.
Example Sentences
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In America, Bundism dissolved into socialist Sunday schools, a summer camp and academic leftism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
You’re not about to read a case for principled leftism or political courage.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2025
The fellowship is part of a broader trend among Jews in progressive spaces who have sought to align aspects of their identity — like political leftism and queerness — with their Judaism.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
But after crunching the numbers, the Monkey Cage analysts found that it's not urban arrogance or cultural leftism that's at the root of the problem and neither are different attitudes about gun ownership or faith.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2021
Letter to Jane is simply a deconstructionist essay/harangue, narrated by Godard and Gorin, critiquing the photo of Fonda, and also US leftism and Hollywood stardom.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2019
