LEFTIES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

lefties

noun

plural of lefty

as in leftists

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Noun

That same sentiment is reflected in DSA's strategy to elect more socialists to the city council.

— Mikayla Price, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
America’s democratic socialists (note the uncapitalized words) support policies that would bring our economy closer to that of Scandinavian countries.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of socialists

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But as left-leaning Democrats and democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, score wins in local and national races, Republicans have repeatedly decried the party's progressive wing as communists devoid of religion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
But as left-leaning Democrats and democratic socialists like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, score wins in local and national races, Republicans have repeatedly decried the party’s progressive wing as communists devoid of religion.

— Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of communists

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