as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism
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Recent Examples of leftism
Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Woke leftism is part of the left's war on Western civilization and the values of the American republic and constitutes the single greatest threat to the country's future.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
In the February 1984 issue: Latin America: A media stereotype
Over time, Vargas Llosa realized that this kind of reflexive leftism was naive.
—Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
For instance, green anarchists were enthralled with his critique of technology while neo-Nazis, generally speaking, ignore the critique of technology and focus solely on the critique of leftism.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
Woke leftism is part of the left's war on Western civilization and the values of the American republic and constitutes the single greatest threat to the country's future.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
In the February 1984 issue: Latin America: A media stereotype
Over time, Vargas Llosa realized that this kind of reflexive leftism was naive.
—Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
For instance, green anarchists were enthralled with his critique of technology while neo-Nazis, generally speaking, ignore the critique of technology and focus solely on the critique of leftism.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftism
liberalism
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This, together with the fragmented working class and weak community roots of Lindsay’s liberalism, left the city unable to fight the wave of neoliberal austerity measures that faced the city.—
Daniel Wortel-London,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Likewise, should Madisonian liberalism regain its footing, the assumptions political scientists have relied on for so long will once again appear to many as eternal truths.—
Jason Blakely,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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