Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
left-wing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
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Examples
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These parties might alternatively be called left-of-center, particularly on economics, and the outcome suggests a typical left-right national split.
An Arab Electoral Mirror Matthew Kaminski 2011
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There is no doubt that Lula has changed Brazil's foreign policy and has joined with other left-of-center Latin American leaders in bringing about historic changes in the region.
Mark Weisbrot: Brazil's Elections Will Matter for the Rest of the World Mark Weisbrot 2010
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There is no doubt that Lula has changed Brazil's foreign policy and has joined with other left-of-center Latin American leaders in bringing about historic changes in the region.
Mark Weisbrot: Brazil's Elections Will Matter for the Rest of the World Mark Weisbrot 2010
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The Tax Policy Center is a joint venture of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, both viewed as left-of-center.
Study Puts Cain Tax Plan Under Microscope John D. McKinnon 2011
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There is no doubt that Lula has changed Brazil's foreign policy and has joined with other left-of-center Latin American leaders in bringing about historic changes in the region.
Mark Weisbrot: Brazil's Elections Will Matter for the Rest of the World Mark Weisbrot 2010
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Let's call it internalized Demophobia: the fear of actually letting people know that your leanings are decidedly left-of-center The good news is that with the defeat of Pearce and the rise of the populist Occupy movement, it looks as if AZ Dems, while not quite ready to wave a donkey flag and hold a pride parade, are willing to let their GOP mom and dad know they've finally had enough.
Diane D'Angelo: Arizona Democrats Struggle to Come Out Of The Closet -- As Democrats Diane D'Angelo 2011
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By the time of the 1979 UK general election, the Sun had a vast working-class readership partly lured in by lust that had surpassed the previous tabloid leader -- the reliably left-of-center Daily Mirror.
Martin Lewis: Murdoch Most Foul Martin Lewis 2011
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There is no doubt that Lula has changed Brazil's foreign policy and has joined with other left-of-center Latin American leaders in bringing about historic changes in the region.
Mark Weisbrot: Brazil's Elections Will Matter for the Rest of the World Mark Weisbrot 2010
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By the time of the 1979 UK general election, the Sun had a vast working-class readership partly lured in by lust that had surpassed the previous tabloid leader -- the reliably left-of-center Daily Mirror.
Martin Lewis: Murdoch Most Foul Martin Lewis 2011
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There is no doubt that Lula has changed Brazil's foreign policy and has joined with other left-of-center Latin American leaders in bringing about historic changes in the region.
Mark Weisbrot: Brazil's Elections Will Matter for the Rest of the World Mark Weisbrot 2010
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