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 Azcona answered with a right-footed shot from the left wing that bounced off a pair of Mexican defenders and over goalkeeper Luis Malagon. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 Carson Pickett took a quick free-kick on the left wing to catch the Bay defense off guard. Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025 With Paris Saint-Germain full back Nuno Mendes leaving Lamine for dead on the left wing, or Lamine’s right, to set Ronaldo up for an equalizer that made it 2-2 in the second half, Portugal then beat Spain on penalties in Munich’s Allianz Arena on Sunday night. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 After the big Joe Thornton trade that brought Sturm – named the Bruins’ new head coach on Thursday – to Boston, Bergeron was moved to his natural center position and Sturm eventually found his way to the future captain’s left wing. Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for left wing
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Noun
  • After World War II, the United States promised to reestablish the global order on the foundations of liberalism.
    Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.
    Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • On the left, Democrats have hit Trump hard over the strike on Iran.
    Ian Swanson, The Hill, 22 June 2025
  • There were three wing-backs playing on the left, only one of them in their natural position.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 June 2025

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“Left wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/left%20wing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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