New Leftist
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a word derived from
New Left.
New Leftnouna radical leftist political movement active especially during the 1960s and 1970s, composed largely of college students and young intellectuals whose goals included racial equality, de-escalation of the arms race, nonintervention in foreign affairs, and other major changes in the political, economic, social, and educational systems.
Example Sentences
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Although never a New Leftist, the young Clinton was a “southern progressive” and “cautious radical,” the authors note, when he entered the Arkansas governor’s mansion in 1979.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2023
There is probably not even one so-called New Leftist who possesses all, or even most, of the beliefs you attribute to them.
From Time Magazine Archive
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