left wing

left wing

noun

Definition of LEFT WING

1

: the leftist division of a group (as a political party)

2

: left 4a

— left–wing adjective

— left–wing·er \ˈleft-ˈwiŋ-ər\ noun

Examples of LEFT WING

1. His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing.
2. <the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates>

First Known Use of LEFT WING

1884

Related to LEFT WING

Synonyms: left, leftism, liberalism

Antonyms: conservatism, illiberalism, immobilism, right

Related Words: neoliberalism; radicalism, socialism

Near Antonyms: neoconservatism

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