New Leftistadj.n.
/ˌnjuː ˈlɛftɪst/, U.S. /ˈn(j)u ˈlɛftᵻst/ A. adj.
That belongs to or supports the New Left movement; characteristic of the New Left. rare.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [adjective] > left > radical
radical1783
pink1820
pinko1925
pinkish1930
New Leftist1960
Adullamite1963
New Leftish1967
1960 New Left Rev. Sept. 15/2 Stop the new-leftist dogs from yapping.
2002 SF Weekly (Nexis) 23 Jan. Schalit has risen to the forefront of a new leftist culture that's postmodern and ultra-aware but still believes in the power of activism.
B. n.
A member or supporter of the New Left movement.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > the left > radicalism > adherent(s) of
Jacobin1793
radical reformer1795
rad1820
radical1822
pink1921
pinko1930
pinkie1946
Young Turk1948
New Lefter1960
New Leftist1967
1967 Time 28 Apr. 15 The New Leftists have a mystical faith in the purity and wisdom of the poor, ‘uncorrupted’ by the Establishment.
1977 N. Young Infantile Disorder? ii. 36 In their acts of nonviolent resistance, early New Leftists claimed they drew a line beyond which they refused to cooperate.
1993 Columbia Journalism Rev. Sept. 31/1 David Horowitz, '60s new leftist turned neoconservative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1960