leftward

[left-werd]

adverb

1. Also leftwards. toward or on the left. leave. left.

adjective

1. situated on the left. leave. left.

2. directed toward the left. leave. left.

leftward

/ ˈlɛftwəd /

adjective

1. on or towards the left

adverb

1. a variant of leftwards

Other Word Forms

• leftwardly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of leftward¹

First recorded in 1475–85; left ¹ + -ward

Example Sentences

Leftward bias at the BBC—as at most major media organizations—has been endemic for ages.

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Forty-three-year-old community organizer Katie Wilson eked out a victory in Seattle’s mayoral race last week, according to the tally completed Wednesday, underscoring the city’s leftward lurch in other races.

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The expansive, 58-page report, backed by political action committee WelcomePac, which supports centre-left candidates, provides a searing analysis of the party's leftward drift, on both economic and cultural issues, since the days of Barack Obama's presidency.

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At first, the target demographic was Democrats who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but refused to follow the party’s “leftward lurch,” as McCaughey put it, and stayed home in 2024.

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Platner gained a national profile following a buzzy campaign video accentuating his working-class bona fides, clearly staking out a position on the party’s leftward flank.

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