left-wing ideology

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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ideology
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌaɪ.diˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/ˌaɪ.diˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
a set of beliefs or principles, especially one on which a political system, party, or organization ...
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(Definition ofleft-wingandideologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Politically, it also provided band members both with a ready-made audience and an alternativeleft-wingideology.
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Theleft-wingideologystates that single parents are as good as two parents.
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The collapse ofleft-wingideologyelsewhere in the world ensured that the national consensus on socialism crumbled and was replaced by a consensus to liberalise and make market-friendly reforms.
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The liberal opposite of economic neoliberalism is modern liberalism, the correspondingleft-wingideology.
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The first group had a strongerleft-wingideologywhereas the second was more pragmatic.
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Many of the activists had left-wing ideologies and saw the sardars as divisive, oppressive agents of outside interests.
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Anarchism is often considered a radicalleft-wingideology, and much of anarchist economics and anarchist legal philosophy reflect anti-authoritarian interpretations of communism, collectivism, syndicalism, mutualism, or participatory economics.
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Anarchism is often considered to be a radicalleft-wingideology, and much of anarchist economics and anarchist legal philosophy reflect anti-statist interpretations of communism, collectivism, syndicalism or participatory economics.
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The neighbourhood where he grew up was known for its support for anarchism, socialism and other left-wing ideologies.
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