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leftist

[lef-tist] / ˈlɛf tɪst /


ADJECTIVE
left-wing
Synonyms


NOUN
left-winger
Synonyms




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The gloomy climate at City Hall drew in mayoral challengers, including Austin Beutner, a former Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent and Los Angeles Times publisher, and leftist organizer Rae Huang.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Cárdenas was a bad debater and a dull speaker who read his speeches and rarely flashed a smile, said Manuel Camacho, a top leftist politician, in a 2014 interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Trump, however, was not entirely sour on Brazil's leftist president, declaring, "I like Lula, I get along with him very well."

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

When he became president in 2003, he came to office as the first leftist leader of Brazil in nearly half a century.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

He was a leftist leader, and he was afire with the most uncontrollable passion: justice.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

But his tone has changed slightly following input from younger leftists, and the incumbent now calls himself the "king of the selfie."

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mr. Burke’s chapters on the alliance between the Palestinian groups and West German leftists such as the Red Army Faction are especially strong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

He assigned his student a scholarly monograph, “Alienation: Marx’s Conception of Man in a Capitalist Society,” to begin his long education in how leftists think.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025

In this ethos of supporting access to literature, especially for Black leftists, Noname began a book club in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024

Driving out the Turks to gain national independence in 1878 is remembered, as is the abortive uprising of the leftists against the government in September 1923.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut


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