leftists

Definition of leftistsnext
plural of leftist

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Noun
  • The loudest calls for taxing the ultra-rich amid this year’s Davos summit aren’t coming from hooded anarchists or revolutionary socialists, but from the one-percenters themselves.
    Joe Wilkins Published Jan 22, Futurism, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This gives the president and the feds power to dictate corporate policy — a longstanding goal of democratic socialists.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Set against the backdrop of 1930s East London, the musical dramatizes a pivotal historical moment when over 100,000 residents – Jews, Irish dockers, trade unionists, communists and everyday locals – united to oppose the rise of fascism in their neighborhood.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Time stopped in Cuba after the communists took over.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Forgo pinks and reds and lean into peach.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • On the map, everything north of Tennessee was blanketed in purples and pinks and blues, signalling heavy snow, while everything south was bone white—meaning no snow, not even an inch.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Leftists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftists. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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