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Old Left

Old Left proper noun: the pre-1960s left wing in the Western world, typically having a vanguardist approach to social justice and focusing mainly on labor unionization and questions of social class.

Proper noun

the Old Left

  1. The pre-1960s left wing in the Western world, typically having a vanguardist approach to social justice and focusing mainly on labor unionization and questions of social class.

Questions about Old Left

What does Old Left mean?
Old Left means the pre-1960s left wing in the Western world, typically having a vanguardist approach to social justice and focusing mainly on labor unionization and questions of social class.
What part of speech is Old Left?
Old Left is a proper noun.

Words near Old Left in the dictionary

  1. Old Lady in Threadneedle Street
  2. Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
  3. old lang syne
  4. Old Latin
  5. Old Leake
  6. Old Left
  7. Old Leonese
  8. Old Light
  9. Old Lighter
  10. Old Lighters
  11. Old Lights

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