left
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4.2
- adjective
- /lɛft/
:
de izquierda
- Now also in the city, there's, there are more left-leaning outlets.
- left-wing
- left-leaning
- a left-wing party
How wide a tent can left-leaning challengers gather under?
- How wide a tent can left-leaning challengers gather under?
- It's more so about this hard left gender ideology.
- This is not political, this is not left wing, right wing.
- They are a left-leaning, center left-leaning publication.
- They're the people who are more left-leaning.
- My sense would be, you know, Biden is like centre left and then I'm to the left of that.
- Like he was like he sounded like a left wing John Kennedy, right.
Examples
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The conference featured a debate between representatives of the left and right political factions.
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All that time, I continued as one of the left-wing activists in the Brigade.
Fiction book (1993) -
These were largely associated with the political left, why?
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So the far left and then down South.
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But I would say the left is probably much worse than the right.
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But beneath that is a shift to the left in the United States.
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My assumption is that it was connected to his, left-wing political activities.
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For some time already, the left-wing opposition has campaigned by opposing the government's economic measures.
Academic text (1999) -
As such, the recent reconciliation has been greeted with quiet disappointment by many left-leaning observers.
Academic text (2012) -
He publishes a variety of left-wing newsletters on various political subjects.
Synonyms
983
4.4
Having political views that support social change and people's freedoms
99
4.4
Supporting more social equality and government help in the economy
51
3.6
Political ideas that want more equality and social change
5
6.8
Being slightly left in politics and supporting some social change
1
6.1
Supporting social equality and more government help, but not strongly
Antonyms
172
4.9
Having conservative political views that support lower taxes and stricter immigration rules
Idioms
Alone without help or someone watching, a person must take care of themselves
- Informal
1
9.1
Being the only person who must deal with a problem after others avoid it
- Informal
In a situation where you cannot act freely and must accept someone else's decision
Compounds
21
3.6
The part of the outfield on the left side in baseball and the player who plays there
- Specialized
6
4.4
The left half of the brain that controls the right side of the body and helps language and logical thinking
5
4.4
Left half of the brain that controls the right body side and helps with language and thinking
- Specialized
4
3.7
A heart chamber on the left side that pumps blood with oxygen to the body
2
5.8
An area of Paris on the southern side of the Seine known for artists, writers, and cafes
- Specialized
1
4.5
Upper left part of the heart that gets oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and sends it to the left ventricle
1
4.1
A habit of using the left hand instead of the right for tasks like writing and eating
- Specialized
1
4.2
Main artery from the aorta that gives blood to the left side of the heart
- Specialized
A blood vessel that carries blood to the inner curve of the stomach and to the lower food pipe
- Specialized
A vein that carries blood from the top of the stomach and lower food tube to the portal vein
- Specialized
A heart valve with two flaps that lets blood move from the left atrium to the left ventricle without backflow
- Specialized
A small blood vessel on the back wall of the left upper heart chamber that drains into the coronary sinus
- Specialized
A vein at the back of the left heart that carries used blood from the muscle to a main vein
How Left
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective left for politics comes from the same seating origin as the political 'left', meaning people who sat on the left side to support change. That's why calling a party or idea left means it supports social equality and reform.