leftist
pronunciation
How to pronounce leftist in British English:
UK [ˈleftɪst]
How to pronounce leftist in American English:
US ['leftɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person who belongs to the political left
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- Adjective:
- believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
Word Origin
- leftist (adj.)
- 1897, from left (adj.) in the political sense + -ist.
Example
- 1. Mr humala has tried to appease his leftist base .
- 2. Its pipelines were a favourite target of leftist rebels .
- 3. Might mr hollande appoint an unreconstructed leftist as finance minister ?
- 4. This split personality leftist convictions combined with a consensus-seeking temperament threatens to cripple the obama presidency .
- 5. The protests have gone beyond predictable leftist agitation .