leftist
noun[C]
politicsspecializeduk/ˈlef.tɪst/us/ˈlef.tɪst/asupporterof thepoliticalleft:
左派人士,左翼分子Rightistsreveredhim; leftistsreviledhim.
In herview, he wassignificantlymore of a leftist than anypresidentbefore him.
Synonyms
left-winger(POLITICS)
lefty(POLITICS)informalmainlyUK
- Thecrowdbooedat leftists whoarrivedwithpoliticalslogans.
- Wereadabout ahostofinfluentialleftists.
- The MayDaydemonstrationsaretraditionallymountedby leftists tosupportworkers'rightsandfreedomofassembly.
Political movements & groups
- alt-right
- ANC
- anti-Bolshevik
- anti-Bolshevism
- anti-capitalism
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- Antifa
- awkward
- big tent
- labour movement
- left
- left-winger
- leftism
- rightist
- sectarian
- sectarianism
- Sinn Fein
- the awkward gangidiom
- the left wing
- the SDLP
leftist
adjective
politicsspecializeduk/ˈlef.tɪst/us/ˈlef.tɪst/supportingorrelatingto thepoliticalleft:
acoalitionof leftistgroups左派的,左翼的
Thewholespeechwasinfusedwith the leftistbeliefthat thestateknowsbestand mustprovide.
Synonym
left-wing
- He wasknownto have leftist sympathies.
- In 1983 agroupof leftistarmyofficersledby Thomas Sankaraseizedpower.
- The area's leftist past may alsohelptoexplainagrowingresentmentabout thehugeincomedisparitiesof theregion.
Politics - general words
- anti-capitalism
- anti-capitalist
- anti-communism
- anti-communist
- anti-fascism
- lab
- laissez-faire
- left
- left of centre
- leftward
- parliament
- party politics
- personality cult
- pinko
- plank
- super-conservative
- Thatcherism
- the Third Way
- Tory
- Toryism