Left-wing definition

(politics) The more left-wing faction of a group or party.
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The more liberal or radical section of a political party, group, etc.
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(sports) The left-hand side of a sports field.
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(ice hockey) The offensive player who plays to the center's left.
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(politics) Supporting political reform to make society more egalitarian, secular, and/or democratic.
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The liberal or radical faction of a group.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
left-wing
Plural:
left wings

Origin of left-wing

  • From the seating arrangement in the French parliament after the French Revolution.

    From Wiktionary

Left-wing Sentence Examples

  • Corps were streaming up through the woods against the French left wing.

  • Their left wing drove the English back, but Lord Dacre's reserve corps restored the fight on this side.

  • The left wing was totally destroyed by the bombardment of 1795, but has since been restored.

  • The cavalry of his left wing stood fast, west of Doon Hill, as a pivot of manoeuvre, the northern face of Doon (where the ground rises from the burn at an average slope of fifteen degrees and is even steeper near the summit) he left unoccupied.

  • Before long, while the hostile left wing still remained inactive, the unfortunate troops of the French centre and right were gradually hemmed in by the whole force of the Allies.

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