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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Our weekly Buckley centenary feature kicks off with the first WFB column to appear in an issue of NR: an assessment of a useful dispatch from Ivory Tower leftism.
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William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
Luigi Mangione, alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, proves ‘leftism is a disease’?!
—The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
In the 21st century, leftism itself is the regressive set-up.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
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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William F. Buckley Jr., National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
Luigi Mangione, alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, proves ‘leftism is a disease’?!
—The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
In the 21st century, leftism itself is the regressive set-up.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for leftism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftism
liberalism
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The book is a policy handbook meant to address the realities of political life following the turmoil of the French Revolution, presenting a Christian alternative to both the authoritarian secular liberalism and counterrevolutionary movements of the day.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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Thoughtful provocations like his help keep liberalism from complacency.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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