wing
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4.9
- noun
- /wɪŋ/
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- The struggle in the Democratic Party is between the corporate wing and the progressive wing.
- left wing
- right wing
- a party wing
It was not a right wing imposition.
- It was not a right wing imposition.
- Of course the right wing is on Team Trump.
- That is Stasi, right wing Nazi thinking at its core.
- This is not political, this is not left wing, right wing.
- Clearly he's just some right wing extremist, right?
- Barack Obama wore a tan suit and it was a right wing meltdown of epic proportions.
Examples
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Ultimately, he lost both public support and the backing of the right wing of the Republican Party.
Academic text (1990) -
All that time, I continued as one of the left-wing activists in the Brigade.
Fiction book (1993) -
However, they are the political wing of this Islamic army.
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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) -
There was no women's wing and no women's auxiliary.
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We have found that, overwhelmingly, these books adopt a liberal to left-wing political stance.
Academic text (1990) -
Right-wing blogs linked to the left-wing blogs, which linked back to the right-wingers, who tweeted their dismay.
Academic text (2011) -
The moderate wing of the party believes in a balanced approach to reforms.
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During the election, the conservative wing worked hard to gain support from voters.
Synonyms
365
4.6
People or parties who support conservative views
76
3.8
People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change
19
3.9
People or groups that support more social equality and government help
Idioms
Compounds
76
3.8
People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change
4
8.4
A senior Royal Air Force officer who is above a squadron leader and below a group captain
- Specialized
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6.9
A set of long rotating blades on a helicopter that lift it and let it hover
- Specialized
A small stiff group of feathers on the front edge of a bird's wing that helps control flight when landing
- Specialized
A South American plant with wing-shaped leaves and red flower clusters
- Specialized
One of the front pair of thin parts an insect uses to fly when it has four wings
- Specialized
A small group of stiff feathers on a bird's thumb that helps control flight
- Specialized
A small metal part with flat side pieces you can turn by hand to hold things together
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wing for a group inside a party or organization uses the idea of a 'side' again, like the left or right wing of a bird, so a wing of a party is a side that has its own views or work.