left wing
left wing
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- US Pronunciation
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- [left wing]
- /lɛft wɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [left wing]
- /lɛft wɪŋ/
Definitions of left wing words
- noun left wing members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform. 1
- noun left wing such a party or a group of such parties. 1
- noun left wing the part of a political or social organization advocating a liberal or radical position. 1
- adjective left wing socialist 1
- noun left wing members of socialist or leftist political parties 1
- noun left wing (politics) the more left-wing faction of a group or party. 0
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Origin of left wing
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Left wing
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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left wing popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
left wing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for left wing
noun left wing
- liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- left — of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right).
- progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- leftist — a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.
Antonyms for left wing
noun left wing
- right wing — members of a conservative or reactionary political party, or those opposing extensive political reform.
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