left wing
The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pairThe wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair
» He is a left-wing politician.
Він політик лівих поглядів. — janTuki
janTuki · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesThe wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair
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.
linker Flügel
ле́выеlévyje
ліви́цяlivýcja
The left-hand side of a sports field.
The offensive player who plays to the center's left.
- those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
Examples
33 sentencesHe is a left-wing politician.
Він політик лівих поглядів. — janTuki
America needs a left-wing party.
deAmerika braucht eine Linkspartei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
America could use a left-wing party.
It's sort of a left-wing in-joke.
Both the candidates in this election are left-wing.
Translations
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Forms
plural: left wings| Singular | left wing |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare:left
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsSee also
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