the more liberal or radical section of a political party, group, etc.
Origin of left wing
see left, nounleft wing
left wingWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"left wing." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 16 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/left-wing>.
APA Style
left wing. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/left-wing
left wing
also Left Wing
noun
- The liberal or radical faction of a group.
- See left1.
Related Forms:
- left′-wing′
adjective
- left′-wing′er
noun
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"left wing." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 16 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/left-wing>.
APA Style
left wing. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/left-wing
Noun
(uncountable)
Adjective
(comparative more left-wing, superlative most left-wing)
- (politics) supporting political reform to make society more egalitarian, secular, and/or democratic
Origin
From the seating arrangement in the French parliament after the French Revolution.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"left wing." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 16 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/left-wing>.
APA Style
left wing. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/left-wing
