left-of-center
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6.8
- adjective
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centro-izquierda
- Leftist and left-of-center governments have since gained control in Latin America.
- left-of-center parties
- left-of-center government
- more left-of-center
But most people who are left of centre, unfortunately are no debaters.
- But most people who are left of centre, unfortunately are no debaters.
- Then the second problem is that that these left of centre parties are weaker.
- And it is part of the extremely online left of center conspiracist mindset.
- And also there's a good chunk of data that suggests people who are left of centre are more unhappy.
- No, I, I would say that I'd be probably left of center on social issues, probably a little bit right of center on economic issues.
- So on those issues that would code me left, left of center, I, I'm actually reasonably conservative on fiscal issues.
- OK, all the left of center structures, newspapers, magazines, pundits who like to say that this is a bill to help rich people.
Examples
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I read pieces like this because I am always eager to challenge my mildly left-of-center views.
Blog text (19) -
Many young voters tend to support left-of-center policies that focus on social equality and environmental issues.
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I think they like us because we're a little left of center.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Republican Party is in trouble because it has moved left of center.
Blog text (27) -
No, I, I would say that I'd be probably left of center on social issues, probably a little bit right of center on economic issues.
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Increasingly, "liberal" came to mean left, or left-of-center.
Academic text (1997) -
And also there's a good chunk of data that suggests people who are left of centre are more unhappy.
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Biden, she positions herself slightly to the left of center and then adjusts as that center evolves.
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Thus, the poor and the working class voted left of center while the non-poor voted more conservatively.
Academic text (1992) -
Governments in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay have moved left-of-center and increased diplomatic engagement with Havana.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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4.4
Supporting more social equality and government help in the economy
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3.6
Political ideas that want more equality and social change
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6.1
Supporting social equality and more government help, but not strongly
How Left-wing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Left-of-center paints a simple picture: left means the 'left' side and center means the 'middle'. So, someone who is left-of-center stands just to the left of the middle in politics and usually supports slightly left-wing views.