social democrat

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Noun
  • The last pope, Francis, could be filed away by American conservatives as an anti-American Latin American leftist, but Leo can’t.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • Jeremy Corbyn, the septuagenarian British leftist, who had already arrived in Havana by plane, met with high-ranking Communist Party officials in the presidential palace.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • She is captured on stage in flowing layers, wearing corals and dusty pinks, with pants that hugged at the hip and a headpiece.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • This oakleaf hydrangea's white flowers turn a rosy pink later in the season.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Unfortunately for the latter lefty, Coby Mayo greeted him with a three-run homer.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 May 2026
  • Brian believed Hoby, a projectable lefty, had the best chance of making the big leagues as a reliever.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • To get a sentence like that in a communist, radically left-wing city of liberal lunatics is truly amazing.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The same could not be said about Angela Rayner, his former deputy prime minister, whose earthy, extroverted manner appeals to many young Labour voters and old-fashioned socialists.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • Each came from a group called Neighbors First, which has been attacking Hernandez, a democratic socialist, over her votes against police hiring and her opposition to a law barring homeless encampments near schools.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
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“Social democrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/social%20democrat. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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