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- [left wing]
- /lɛft wɪŋ/
- /left wɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [left wing]
- /lɛft wɪŋ/
Definitions of left-wing word
- 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 Left-wing people have political ideas that are based on socialism. 0
- singular noun left-wing The left wing of a group of people, especially a political party, consists of the members of it whose beliefs are closer to socialism than are those of its other members. 0
- noun left-wing the leftist faction of an assembly, party, group, etc; the radical or progressive wing 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
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for left-wing
Antonyms for left-wing
adj left-wing
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- die hard — If you say that habits or attitudes die hard, you mean that they take a very long time to disappear or change, so that it may not be possible to get rid of them completely.
- in a rut — stuck in routine
adjective left-wing
- fogyish — Characteristic of a fogy.
See also
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