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leftist

or ڳ·

[ lef-tist ]

noun

  1. a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.


adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or advocated by the political Left.

leftist

/ ˈɛڳɪ /

adjective

  1. of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles
“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

noun

  1. a person who supports or belongs to the political left
“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

leftist

  1. 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳپ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڳi noun
  • t·ڳi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of leftist1

First recorded in 1920–25; left 1 + -ist
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Hegseth went on to suggest that the "leftist 'news' media" would rather see him install "tampon machines in every men’s bathroom at DoD."

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In his late teens, he grew interested in Central America, where the U.S. was funding military efforts against leftist guerrillas in El Salvador and the revolutionary Sandinista government in Nicaragua.

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At the risk of sounding like a grubby leftist that Republicans want to ignore, but the GOP has what you might call a collective action problem.

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Gina Viola, a community activist and small business owner, was virtually unknown to voters before building a grassroots leftist campaign for mayor in 2022.

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The media, of course, was still “fake news” and the Democrats were still crazy leftists while the judiciary was incompetent and partisan.

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