leftism
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.left·ism
noun \ˈlef-ˌti-zəm\Definition of LEFTISM
1
: the principles and views of the left; also : the movement embodying these principles
2
: advocacy of or adherence to the doctrines of the left
— left·ist \-tist\ noun or adjective
Examples of LEFTISM
- <the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism>
First Known Use of LEFTISM
1920
Related to LEFTISM
- Synonyms
- left, liberalism, left wing
- Antonyms
- conservatism, illiberalism, immobilism, right
Rhymes with LEFTISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
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