LEFTIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leftist mean? 

• LEFTIST (noun)
  The noun LEFTIST has 1 sense:

1. a person who belongs to the political left

  Familiarity information: LEFTIST used as a noun is very rare.

• LEFTIST (adjective)
  The adjective LEFTIST has 1 sense:

1. believing in or supporting tenets of the political left

  Familiarity information: LEFTIST used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEFTIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who belongs to the political left

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

collectivist; left-winger; leftist

Hypernyms ("leftist" is a kind of...):

socialist (a political advocate of socialism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leftist"):

pink; pinko (a person with mildly leftist political views)

Derivation:

leftism (the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left)

• LEFTIST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left

Synonyms:

left-of-center; left-wing; leftist

Similar:

left (of or belonging to the political or intellectual left)