Meaning of New Left | Babel Free
Definitions
A broad political movement, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of activists in the Western world who campaigned for a range of reforms on issues such as civil and political rights, feminism, and the legalization of drugs.
Equivalents
Suomi
uusvasemmisto
Examples
“The New Left is a product of popular affluence and social change⟳—once the revolutionary goals of the European Left; it does not arise⟳ from mass oppression.”
“In theory the New Left wanted to remake⟳ society, but in practice old divisions of labor went unchallenged: men got all the glory, becoming leaders and spokespeople, while women were left with the dull office work⟳, their efforts invisible behind the scenes.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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