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LEFTIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who belongs to the political left
Synonyms:
collectivist; left-winger; leftist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("leftist" is a kind of...):
socialist (a political advocate of socialism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leftist"):
pink; pinko (a person with mildly leftist political views)
Derivation:
leftism (the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
Synonyms:
left-of-center; left-wing; leftist
Classified under:
Similar:
left (of or belonging to the political or intellectual left)
