leftist
or Left·ist
- a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
- of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or advocated by the political Left.
Origin of leftist
Related Words for leftist
revolutionary, militant, fanatical, progressive, uncompromising, far-out, extremist, violent, sweeping, leftist, renegade, fanatic, firebrand, insurgent, agitator, rebel, subversive, anarchist, reformer, rioterExamples from the Web for leftist
Contemporary Examples of leftist
A ceasefire by leftist rebels in Colombia could close the last one.
And then, if Pope Francis is still with us, we may well see the leftist saints come marching in.
Why Pope Francis Wants to Declare Murdered Archbishop Romero a SaintChristopher Dickey
August 24, 2014
If modernism was going to be acceptable, its leftist leanings had to be gotten rid of.
It stands, in short, for everything a leftist should detest.
The only way to get a leftist government is to simply get the rightist government, and especially Bibi Netanyahu, out.
Historical Examples of leftist
I have in mind—was this in your opinion a rightist plot, a leftist plot, an anarchist plot?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Gramsci, the Sardinian leftist philosopher, suggested the need for a language of the proletariat.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Ray has always had the propaganda that he is a leftist and that he is Castro without Castro.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
leftist
- of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles
- a person who supports or belongs to the political left