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
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
The history of post-work leftism is long; an early text is a section of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ The German Ideology:
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2018
Lourenço, who studied in the Soviet Union before rising up the ranks in the military and the party, navigated the MPLA’s swing from leftism to market capitalism with success.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2017
“I don’t want them into it,” Margherita replies, neatly delivering the first volley in Mr. Moretti’s enduring argument about leftism and representation.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
