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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
leftist en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Texas) audio Austin
- /ˈlef.tɪst/ (Australia)
- /ˈlɛf.tɪst/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English left
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English leftist
From left + -ist.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the political left.
In law school, when we students thought the outcome of a case was determined by a rule we had studied, leftist professors admonished us, “Tools not rules!” In other words, rules control nothing; they’re merely tools you manipulate for the results you want. The fancy word for this kind of amorality is “instrumentalism,” and it subverts the rule of law.
2023 November 29 – December 5, Rob Natelson, “Why I Still Doubt the 2020 Election”, in The Epoch Times, U.S. edition, number 488, A, page 17:
Forms
Deriveds
ultraleftist · nonleftist · far-leftist
Relateds
lefty
Translations (28)
sh ле̑вӣ (pertaining to the political left) · hi वामपंथ (pertaining to the political left) · es izquierdista (pertaining to the political left) · ar يَسَارِيّ m يَسَارِيّة (pertaining to the political left) · yi לינקיסטיש (pertaining to the political left) · it sinistroide (pertaining to the political left) · pt esquerdista (pertaining to the political left) · bg левичарски (pertaining to the political left) · pt de esquerda (pertaining to the political left) · ca esquerrà (pertaining to the political left) · sh lijȇvī (pertaining to the political left) · sh lȇvī (pertaining to the political left) · cmn 左派 (pertaining to the political left) · it sinistrorso (pertaining to the political left) · az solçu (pertaining to the political left) · sv vänster- (pertaining to the political left) · ca esquerrer (pertaining to the political left) · cs levicový (pertaining to the political left) · hu balos (pertaining to the political left) · de linksorientiert (pertaining to the political left) · da venster- (pertaining to the political left) · hu baloldali (pertaining to the political left) · pl lewicowy (pertaining to the political left) · de linksstehend (pertaining to the political left) · sh лије̑вӣ (pertaining to the political left) · fi vasemmistolainen (pertaining to the political left) · kk солшыл (pertaining to the political left) · he שׂמֹאלָנִי (pertaining to the political left)
leftist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Texas) audio Austin
- /ˈlef.tɪst/ (Australia)
- /ˈlɛf.tɪst/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English left
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English leftist
From left + -ist.
Meanings
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(qualifier:generally) A person who holds views associated with the political left.
The first major clash between the two groups occurred in Shih-ho-tzu on January 26, 1967, with the leftists admitting they had suffered a bloody defeat.
1976, June Teufel Dreyer, China's Forty Millions: Minority Nationalities and National Integration in the People's Republic of China, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 214:
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(specifically) Someone who holds socialist or communist-leaning economic views, usually alongside progressive social views; an anticapitalist.
Forms
Coordinates
rightist · centrist
Deriveds
regressive leftist · ultraleftist · far leftist · Islamo-leftist · nonleftist
Synonyms
left-winger
Translations (44)
th ฝ่ายซ้าย (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · es izquierdista (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · it sinistroide (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · de Linker (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · yi לינקע (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · da venstreorienteret (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · he שְׂמֹאלָנִי (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · eo livulo (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · mk левичар (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · sh lèvičār (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · pt esquerdista (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · sh лѐвича̄р (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · kk солшыл (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · fa چپگرا (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · be левая (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · sh љѐвича̄р (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · cs levičák (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · is vinstrimaður (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · hi वामपंथी (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · tl makakaliwa (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · hu baloldali (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · sh ljèvičār (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · el αριστεριστής (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · yi לינקער (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · be левый (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · mn зүүнтэн (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · ar يَسَارِيّ m يَسَارِيّة (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · bg левичар (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · hu balos (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · es izquierdoso (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · ka მემარცხენე (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · he שְׂמֹאלָנִית (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · ro stângist (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · cmn 左派 (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · pl lewicowiec (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · nl linkser (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · ca esquerrà (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · fi vasemmistolainen (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · tr solcu (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · ca esquerrer (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · eo maldekstrulo (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · de Linke (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · yi לינקיסט (a person who holds views associated with the political left) · nl linkse (a person who holds views associated with the political left)