lefties

noun

plural of lefty
as in leftists

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  1. socialists
  2. communists
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  • Democratic socialists hope to ride wave of momentum The democratic socialist movement appears to be gaining momentum over a decade after Republicans rode the tea party wave.
    — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Yet despite the faction’s inability to win in purple or red districts, democratic socialists enjoy a net favorability of 17 points among Democratic voters nationwide, compared with just 4 points for Democratic members of Congress.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of socialists
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  • By then, even Sartre had lost his enthusiasm for the USSR and had broken with the doctrinaire French communists.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • The shift has become a lightning rod for Republicans, who are aggressively branding Democrats as communists.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of communists
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