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Leftist

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlɛf.tɪst

Definitions

  1. A person who holds views associated with the political left.
  2. Someone who holds socialist or communist-leaning economic views, usually alongside progressive social views; an anticapitalist.
    specifically

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Examples

“The first major clash between the two groups occurred in Shih-ho-tzu on January 26, 1967, with the leftists admitting they had suffered a bloody defeat⟳.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

Leftists Leftley Leftmost leftneck leftness leftoid

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