left wing

noun

Definition of left wingnext
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 In another example, Rashford has the ball on the left wing and Dorgu’s run forces Ndiaye deeper, while Anderson is dropping in anticipation of the cross. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The event cast Democrats as too left wing, describing them as communists, anti-American or even evil. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 This theory isn’t landing in Washington, where the frantic and ideologically charged discourse portrays the adrift Democrats as led around by their left wing. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Defensively, the Current in her absence has been forced to find ways to mix and match help at left wing. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for left wing
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  1. liberalism
  2. left
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  • Geismer suggests that the market-forward liberalism that took hold during Bill Clinton’s Presidency can be traced to the suburbanization of the Democratic Party.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This switching of places is especially true of Islam seen as an alien but also more virile force than Western liberalism, one whose power thus needs to be countered by its own weapons of solidarity and domination.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of liberalism
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  • The table furthest to the left (when walking out of the main dining room) is the crown jewel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The open races for Montana’s 1st Congressional District, Maine’s 2nd District, and Kentucky’s 6th District also shifted to the left.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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