LEFTIST
Dictionary entry overview: What does leftist mean? • LEFTIST (noun)
The noun LEFTIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who belongs to the political left
Familiarity information: LEFTIST used as a noun is very rare.
• LEFTIST (adjective)
The adjective LEFTIST has 1 sense:
1. believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
Familiarity information: LEFTIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LEFTIST (noun)
Meaning:
A person who belongs to the political left
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
collectivist; left-winger; leftist
Hypernyms ("leftist" is a kind of...):
socialist (a political advocate of socialism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leftist"):
pink; pinko (a person with mildly leftist political views)
• LEFTIST (adjective)
Meaning:
Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left
Synonyms:
left-of-center; left-wing; leftist
Similar:
left (of or belonging to the political or intellectual left)
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