left wing

as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates

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Recent Examples of left wing If caving to vote for a clean funding stopgap puts Schumer at risk with the left wing of the Democratic Party, agreeing to any ACA tax credit extensions could put GOP leaders at risk with the right of their party. Emily Brooks, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025 The impact created a 3-inch-by-6-inch hole in the left wing. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, those on the right are agitating to declare left wing activists as terrorists. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025 Spirit 1300 traffic off your left wing by six mi--- or eight miles, 747. Brendan Cole shane Croucher john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for left wing
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Noun
  • Sandinista ideology blended Marxism, liberalism, and nationalism, borrowing ideas from both sides of the Iron Curtain.
    Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The book is a policy handbook meant to address the realities of political life following the turmoil of the French Revolution, presenting a Christian alternative to both the authoritarian secular liberalism and counterrevolutionary movements of the day.
    Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Now History Is Repeating Itself Robeson was always politically active and considerably far to the left.
    Time, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Gittens pounces on a stray pass to combine with Joao Pedro, who dribbles to the left before Igor Jesus brings him down.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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