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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
faction, sect - a dissenting clique
Translations
left wing n (Mil, Sport) → ala sinistra (Pol) → sinistra
left wing n (Mil, Sport) → ala sinistra (Pol) → sinistra


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From this landing one could pass to the right or left wing of the chateau by a gallery opening from it.
He had driven towards the left wing of the ships, by which way the Achaeans used to return with their chariots and horses from the plain.
But if neither time nor place be known, then the left wing will be impotent to succor the right, the right equally impotent to succor the left, the van unable to relieve the rear, or the rear to support the van.
 
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