Definition of leftist in English:
leftist
noun ˈlɛftɪstˈlɛftəst
A person with left-wing political views.
these values are shared by many leftists
the young leftist who seeks a remedy in politics for the ills of mankind
Example sentencesExamples
- We were even courageous in front of an amphitheatre crowded with excited leftists.
- Leftists are not the only ones making statements about corporate policies.
- The more rigid leftists condemned the festival.
- He was surrounded by leftists among all of his relatives.
- Do you really believe the Republican majority in the House and Senate would obey this radical leftist?
- By way of background, most British leftists have some degree of emotional attachment to our public services.
- Some were leftists, angry at the failure of socialism after the war.
- Even the most extreme leftists tend to start from the position of equality between persons.
- His predecessor is a radical leftist.
- It was quite a popular debating tactic in the 80's among leftists.
adjective ˈlɛftɪstˈlɛftəst
Having or relating to left-wing political views.
Example sentencesExamples
- In this new film, his leftist politics may be evident but they are never stated.
- His work has often taken the critical power of leftist thought as a theme.
- He contributed drawings to the leftist magazine for 17 years.
- In 1947, many leftist filmmakers were treated as outlaws, and it's not surprising that they made some of their best films from the point of view of criminals.
- Meanwhile, a group of leftist radicals is on a crime spree of murder and robbery, arming themselves with automatic weapons, explosives, and rockets.
- He also held strong leftist sympathies.
- It would be easy to condemn the film as leftist, anti-American propaganda.
- The air strikes caused a profound split inside leftist groups that could not decide which side they should support.
- He didn't have a leftist background at all, but he had access to information and money.
- His political commentaries reveal much about American leftist politics of the 1930s and 1940s.
Definition of leftist in US English:
leftist
nounˈlɛftəstˈleftəst
A person with left-wing political views.
these values are shared by many leftists
the young leftist who seeks a remedy in politics for the ills of mankind
Example sentencesExamples
- By way of background, most British leftists have some degree of emotional attachment to our public services.
- Even the most extreme leftists tend to start from the position of equality between persons.
- Leftists are not the only ones making statements about corporate policies.
- It was quite a popular debating tactic in the 80's among leftists.
- He was surrounded by leftists among all of his relatives.
- We were even courageous in front of an amphitheatre crowded with excited leftists.
- Do you really believe the Republican majority in the House and Senate would obey this radical leftist?
- The more rigid leftists condemned the festival.
- His predecessor is a radical leftist.
- Some were leftists, angry at the failure of socialism after the war.
adjectiveˈlɛftəstˈleftəst
Having or relating to left-wing political views.
Example sentencesExamples
- The air strikes caused a profound split inside leftist groups that could not decide which side they should support.
- His political commentaries reveal much about American leftist politics of the 1930s and 1940s.
- He didn't have a leftist background at all, but he had access to information and money.
- His work has often taken the critical power of leftist thought as a theme.
- In this new film, his leftist politics may be evident but they are never stated.
- It would be easy to condemn the film as leftist, anti-American propaganda.
- He also held strong leftist sympathies.
- He contributed drawings to the leftist magazine for 17 years.
- Meanwhile, a group of leftist radicals is on a crime spree of murder and robbery, arming themselves with automatic weapons, explosives, and rockets.
- In 1947, many leftist filmmakers were treated as outlaws, and it's not surprising that they made some of their best films from the point of view of criminals.