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Definition of Old Left in English: Old Leftnoun ˌəʊl(d) ˈlɛft 1Politics (now US). The older liberal elements in social-democratic activism, especially as distinguished from the more radical New Left that arose during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. 2British Politics. The more socialist wing of the Labour Party, as distinct from the liberal and centrist wing which became dominant in the 1980s and 1990s.
Origin 1940s. From old + left. Compare old Right, and later New Left and New Right. Definition of Old Left in US English: Old Leftnounˌəʊl(d) ˈlɛft 1Politics (now US). The older liberal elements in social-democratic activism, especially as distinguished from the more radical New Left that arose during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. 2British Politics. The more socialist wing of the Labour Party, as distinct from the liberal and centrist wing which became dominant in the 1980s and 1990s.
Origin 1940s. From old + left. Compare old Right, and later New Left and New Right. |