left wing

also Left Wing

1. The liberal or radical faction of a group.

2. See left¹.

left′-wing′ adj.

left′-wing′er n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

left-winger - a person who belongs to the political left

collectivist, leftist

pinko, pink - a person with mildly leftist political views

socialist - a political advocate of socialism

left-winger

noun socialist, communist, red (informal), radical, revolutionary, militant, Marxist, Bolshevik, Leninist, Trotskyite We were accused of being militant left-wingers.

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Translations

left-winger

[ˈleftˈwɪŋəʳ] N (Pol) → izquierdista mf (Sport) → delantero/a m/f izquierdo/a

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

left-winger

[ˌlɛftˈwɪŋəʳ‘] n (Sport) → ala sinistra (Pol) → uno/a di sinistra

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Labour left-winger Ms Diane Abbott yesterday stoked up the row over the arms-to-Sierra Leone affair, casting doubt on Ministers' assertions.

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The left-winger pleaded for a return to a more humble form of politics.

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Then left-winger Steve Jones made it three goals in 26 minutes - compared to a feeble four in their previous 17 Championship games.

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Jewell also swooped for Everton's experienced Ireland left-winger Kevin Kilbane in a surprise pounds 1m deal.

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Jewell also swooped for Everton's Ireland left-winger Kevin Kilbane in a surprise pounds 1m deal.

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Spurs have made a left-winger a priority after they lost out to Newcastle in the race to sign Irishman Duff from Chelsea.

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Left-winger philosophy asserts that the one who controls the past controls the future and who controls the present controls the past.

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Martial's future has generated intense speculation in recent months and United were prepared to move for Fulham's 18-year-old left-winger, Ryan Sessegnon, had the Cottagers not won their play-off final against Aston Villa on Saturday.

REDS WON'T PART WITH mart; UNITED HAVE NO PLANS TO SELL MARTIAL UNLESS HE DEMANDS TO GO