leftish

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    tending toward the political left

Word Origin

leftish (adj.)
1934, in the political sense, from left (adj.) + -ish.

Example

1. In politics his sympathies were with conservatism , albeit of a leftish sort .
2. Sure , some leftish billionaires like george soros have been railing against income inequality for years .
3. Harmony , a mainly moderate leftish grouping , already partly runs the capital , riga .
4. Twice during the 1970s , a stroppy decade , leftish british politicians tried to turn the monarchy into a nationalised industry .
5. Several leftish academics have advocated an updated version of the 1930s works progress administration in which the jobless could be put to socially useful work , such as building low-income housing or providing childcare .

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