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leftist

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[lef-tist]
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noun
  1. a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
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adjective
  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or advocated by the political Left.
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Origin of leftist

First recorded in 1920–25; left1 + -ist
Related formsleft·ism, nounan·ti·left·ist, adjective
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Related Words

liberal, leftist, left, progressive, radical, leftism, liberalism, progressiveness, progressivism

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  • No sooner does the Left of some party break off and found a new party than it is immediately confronted by its own Leftism.

British Dictionary definitions for leftism

leftist

adjective
  1. of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles
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noun
  1. a person who supports or belongs to the political left
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Derived Formsleftism, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for leftism

n.

1917, from left in the political sense + -ism.

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leftist

adj.

1897, from left (adj.) in the political sense + -ist.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
leftism in Culture

leftist

One who holds a left-wing viewpoint; someone who seeks radical social and economic change in the direction of greater equality.

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