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leftists

leftists is the plural of leftist.

Meaning of leftist

Noun

leftist (plural leftists)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    left-winger
  2. (specifically) Someone who holds socialist or communist-leaning economic views, usually alongside progressive social views; an anticapitalist.

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Questions about leftists

What is leftists the plural of?
Leftists is the plural of leftist.

Words near leftists in the dictionary

  1. leftish
  2. leftism
  3. leftisms
  4. leftist
  5. leftistly
  6. leftists
  7. Leftley
  8. Leftleys
  9. leftmost
  10. leftneck
  11. leftnecks

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