Lexit
Lexit proper noun: a leftist exit from the European Union.
Proper noun
Lexit
- A leftist exit from the European Union.
- And that is why – if indeed much of the left decides on Lexit – it must run its own separate campaign and try and win ownership of the issue.2015 July 14, Owen Jones, “The left must put Britain's EU withdrawal on the agenda”, in The Guardian
- Others on the left call for a populist campaign for a “Lexit” – a leftwing exit from the EU.2015 October 5, Mark Leonard, “What would a UK outside the EU look like?”, in The Guardian
- The hypothetical withdrawal of Luxembourg from the European Union.
Examples of Lexit in a sentence
- There is a push from the left in the UK for a ‘Lexit’ – a move away from the neo-liberal EU which stomped on an anti-austerity peoples’ movement in Greece and failed to respond to the refugee crisis.2016 June 22, Ewa Jasiewicz, “Why I’m in: Pushing for Lexit won’t help migrants or the working class”, in The Independent:
- Their analysis has come to be known simply as “Lexit.”2016 September 5, Yanis Varoufakis, “Europe’s Left after Brexit”, in Jacobin:
Origin of Lexit
Blend of left + exit, after Brexit.
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Words that rhyme with Lexit
Questions about Lexit
- What does Lexit mean?
- Lexit means a leftist exit from the European Union.
- How do you use Lexit in a sentence?
- There is a push from the left in the UK for a ‘Lexit’ – a move away from the neo-liberal EU which stomped on an anti-austerity peoples’ movement in Greece and failed to respond to the refugee crisis.
- What part of speech is Lexit?
- Lexit is a proper noun.
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