Meaning

4 senses
  1. The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair

  2. The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair:

    The more left-wing faction of a group, party, or group of parties.

    My politics are extreme left-wing.

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    ле́выеlévyje

    ліви́цяlivýcja

  3. The left-hand side of a sports field.

  4. The offensive player who plays to the center's left.

More definitions
  • those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

Examples

33 sentences
  1. He is a left-wing politician.

    Він політик лівих поглядів.

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  2. America needs a left-wing party.

    deAmerika braucht eine Linkspartei.

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  3. America could use a left-wing party.

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  4. It's sort of a left-wing in-joke.

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  5. Both the candidates in this election are left-wing.

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Translations

5 languages
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Forms

plural: left wings
Singularleft wing
Pluralleft wings

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare:left

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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