leftwards
5.2
Toward more liberal or progressive political ideas
- adverb
- /ˈlɛftwərdz/
:
hacia la izquierda
- The party's platform shifted leftwards, embracing more progressive policies on social issues.
Examples
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In recent elections, the candidates have moved leftwards to appeal to younger, more liberal voters.
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Many activists argue that the country must move leftwards to address issues like climate change and inequality.
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Like that movement leftwards economically was not inevitable but predictable.
Synonyms
left
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Toward the side opposite the right or toward more liberal politics
is limited to political or ideological direction rather than physical movement
Antonyms
How Left
leftwards
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rightward
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Surface Forms
leftwards positive
Morphology
Etymology
Leftwards is also used about politics and uses left in the political sense, a name that began because people with more liberal or progressive ideas sat on the left side in old meetings, so to move leftwards in politics is to move toward more liberal or progressive positions.