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Meanings of leftist in English
Portuguese
esquerdista Spanish
colectivista Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left.
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Examples for "left-wing"
Examples for "left-wing"
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Ehud Olmert looks set to lead a new left-wing Israeli coalition government
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Opinion polls currently indicate the left-wing Syriza party holds a commanding lead.
3
Swiss left-wing politicians are checking for possible violations of Swiss asylum law.
4
Discusses the coalition of right- and left-wing interests that opposed the constitution.
5
Kurdish separatists and left-wing guerrillas carry out attacks on Turkish military targets.
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She is easily recognizable for her distinct Greek accent and forthright left-of-center viewpoint.
2
HTC phones keep their app trays in a left-of-center button on their bottom widget.
3
The Democrats and Britain's left-of-center main opposition Labour Party have tended to share more common ground.
4
It doesn't explicitly reject the militarization of space, as many left-of-center policy analysts had hoped it might.
5
Where's that left-of-center person, Rhone said.
Usage of leftist in English
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Last year, the leftist government nationalized the country's largest private electricity company.
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Argentina, which recently elected a leftist government, also condemned the day's events.
3
A Ponta win would consolidate his leftist Social Democrats' hold on power.
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Some on the left genuinely thought he would deliver a leftist programme.
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Bomb attacks by Kurdish, leftist and Islamist militants are common in Turkey.
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The leftist leader looked surprised for a moment, then managed a smile.
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I guess this self-described leftist from Albuquerque New Mexico says it best.
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The Socialist Party recently chose radical leftist Benoit Hamon as its candidate.
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It was the late 1960s, when leftist groups were on the rise.
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Her victory sent shares plunging as investors fretted about the leftist president.
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At its start the Counterterrorist Center concentrated heavily on these leftist terrorists.
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It ranges from military officers to businessmen, leftist ideologues and armed militants.
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The coalition's two leftist junior partners have also opposed any further cuts.
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Some senior leftist politicians are worried that they will again be sidelined.
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The deal was harshly criticized by Colombia's leftist neighbors, Venezuela and Ecuador.
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They waved banners calling for the leftist leader's resignation and Lula's arrest.
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Leftist through the time
Leftist across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Rare