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left wing
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left wing also Left Wing
n.
1. The liberal or radical faction of a group.
2. See left1.
left-wing (lftwng) adj.
left-winger n.
left wing
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital) the leftist faction of an assembly, party, group, etc.; the radical or progressive wing
2. (Military) the units of an army situated on the left of a battle position
3. (Team Sports, other than specified) Sport
a.  the left-hand side of the field of play from the point of view of either team facing its opponents' goal
b.  a player positioned in this area in certain games
adj left-wing
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, belonging to, or relating to the political left wing
left-winger  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.left wing - those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
left
faction, sect - a dissenting clique
Translations
left wing n (Mil, Sport) → ala sinistra (Pol) → sinistra
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