leftist

or Left·ist

[ lef-tist ]
/ ˈlɛf tɪst /
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noun

a member of the political Left or a person sympathetic to its views.

adjective

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or advocated by the political Left.

Origin of leftist

First recorded in 1920–25; left1 + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM leftist

left·ism, noun an·ti·left·ist, adjective

Words nearby leftist

left-luggage office, left-of-center, left-to-right shunt, left-wing, leftie, leftist, leftover, leftward, leftwards, lefty, leg

Words related to leftism

liberal, leftist, left, progressive, radical, liberalism, progressiveness, progressivism

Example sentences from the Web for leftism

  • The trouble is this: when “leftism” becomes an identity element, it makes leftist politics involuntary.

    The Israeli Left's Identity Issues |Elisheva Goldberg |December 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

  • Sarkozy, after all, campaigned against the excesses of 1960s leftism.

    Carla on the Couch |Eric Pape |October 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

  • No sooner does the Left of some party break off and found a new party than it is immediately confronted by its own Leftism.

    The Fruits of Victory |Norman Angell

British Dictionary definitions for leftism

leftist
/ (ˈlɛftɪst) /

adjective

of, tending towards, or relating to the political left or its principles

noun

a person who supports or belongs to the political left

Derived forms of leftist

leftism, noun

Cultural definitions for leftism

leftist

One who holds a left-wing viewpoint; someone who seeks radical social and economic change in the direction of greater equality.