- left wing
- noun Date: 1884 1. the leftist division of a group (as a political party) 2. left 4a • left-wing adjective • left-winger noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
left wing
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left-wing — adj a left wing person or group supports the political aims of groups such as Socialists and ↑Communists ≠ ↑right wing ▪ a left wing newspaper ▪ a left wing political organization. ▪ She s got very left wing views. >left wing n [singular] ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
left-wing — adjective * someone who is left wing has SOCIALIST aims and ideas, for example that property, money, and power should be shared more equally: radical left wing activists a. used about left wing theories, policies, etc.: a left wing agenda ─… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
left wing — (n.) also (as an adjective) left wing, 1871 in the political sense (1530s in a military formation sense), from LEFT (Cf. left) (adj.) + WING (Cf. wing) (n.). Related: Left winger … Etymology dictionary
left wing — n. Those trying to reform the established order, particularly in political matters, to enhance the condition of the common people; sometimes applied to those advocating overthrow of an existing government by radical means. Syn: left, left wing,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
left wing — left′ wing′ n. gov the liberal or radical element in a political party or other organization • Etymology: 1700–10 left′ wing′, adj. left′ wing′er, n … From formal English to slang
left-wing|er — «LEHFT WIHNG uhr», noun. a left wing member of a political party or a supporter of left wing political views … Useful english dictionary
left-wing — a. 1. Of or pertaining to the political left or its ideology. [PJC] 2. Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left. Syn: leftist, left of center. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
left wing — n. [see LEFT1, n. 4] the more liberal or radical section of a political party, group, etc. left wing adj. left winger n … English World dictionary
left-wing — left wing; left wing·er; … English syllables
left wing — ► NOUN 1) the radical, reforming, or socialist section of a political party or system. [ORIGIN: with reference to the National Assembly in France (1789 91), where the nobles sat to the president s right and the commons to the left.] 2) the left… … English terms dictionary
left wing — left wing, adj. left winger, n. 1. members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform. 2. such a party or a group of such parties. 3. the part of a political or social organization advocating a liberal… … Universalium
