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New Left

New Left proper noun: a broad political movement, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of activists in the Western world who campaigned for a range of reforms on issues such as civil and political rights, feminism, and the legalization of drugs.

Proper noun

the New Left

  1. (historical) A broad political movement, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of activists in the Western world who campaigned for a range of reforms on issues such as civil and political rights, feminism, and the legalization of drugs.
    • The New Left is a product of popular affluence and social change—once the revolutionary goals of the European Left; it does not arise from mass oppression.1968 July 5, “The ‘New Left’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    • In theory the New Left wanted to remake society, but in practice old divisions of labor went unchallenged: men got all the glory, becoming leaders and spokespeople, while women were left with the dull office work, their efforts invisible behind the scenes.2014, Astra Taylor, chapter 4, in The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN

New Left meaning in Tamil

New Left in Tamil

புதிய இடதுசாரி

Questions about New Left

What does New Left mean?
New Left means a broad political movement, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, made up of activists in the Western world who campaigned for a range of reforms on issues such as civil and political rights, feminism, and the legalization of drugs.
What is New Left in Tamil?
New Left in Tamil is புதிய இடதுசாரி. See New Left meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is New Left?
New Left is a proper noun.

Words near New Left in the dictionary

  1. new leases of life
  2. new leases on life
  3. new leaves
  4. New Lebanon
  5. New Leeds
  6. New Left
  7. new legs
  8. New Leipzig
  9. New Lexington
  10. New Leyte
  11. New Light

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