left-wing activists

collocation in English

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left-wing
adjective
uk
/ˌleftˈwɪŋ/us
/ˌleftˈwɪŋ/
supporting the political left; relating to the belief that wealth and power should be shared between all parts ...
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activist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæk.tɪ.vɪst/us
/ˈæk.tə.vɪst/
a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make ...
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(Definition ofleft-wingandactivistfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Judges often cracked down with extreme vigour on radical left-wing activists.
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That example proves that a small number of left-wing activists give students as a whole a bad name.
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She was assualted in our constituency offices by 60 left-wing activists.
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It's a test of strength for the new breed of left-wing activists who are flexing their muscles within the party.
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The police claimed that the left-wing activists were the active part of the clash.
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Right-wing paramilitary groups were armed and trained and a crackdown on left-wing activists was prepared.
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Spring was a strong opponent of far left wing anti-coalition politics and systematically removed trotskyist left-wing activists from the party.
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In this period the organization took actions against the former left-wing activists, assassinating several of them.
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Lange was dejected that the authorities did not take him seriously, and left-wing activists continued to disturb his meetings.
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