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adjective

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noun

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Recent Examples of leftist
Adjective
Less than four hours after polls closed, the country knew its presidential election was headed to a runoff between conservative challenger Flavio Bolsonaro and leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. — Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Even leftist lawmakers support to some of those ideas in the wake of a corruption scandal that ensnared the court. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration has celebrated new oil discovery and exploration efforts, marking a difference from some regional leftist allies. — Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Brazil’s once towering leftist leader may soon be swept away by Latin America’s right-wing tide. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 The riots and looting across France might have been supported by leftist radicals, but National Rally leader Marine Le Pen stands to be the greatest beneficiary when the dust eventually settles. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026 The Democrats The Democrats was founded in 2024 as an attempt to rebrand some of Israel’s struggling leftist parties. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Festivals aren’t rewarding leftist politics so much as wrapping gore in political language. — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 To English leftist folkies, lately stirred by Bertrand Russell and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the lyric, coming from Dylan, would cut through the anti-Americanism not uncommon in their midst. — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
Anne Hathaway is a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 In fact, he’s decided to go all the way from an angry leftist to a very angry rightist. — NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 The deepening rift comes as da Silva, a leftist, runs for a fourth term. — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026 Tuesday night was a very good night to be a leftist in New York City. — Philip Elliott, Time, 24 June 2026 Raman is more likely than Bass to pick up the voters who chose community organizer Rae Huang, a leftist who, like Raman, is a DSA member. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 In New York, an inspiring young leftist competed against a boorish, but experienced, former governor to replace a corrupt mayor. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a leftist with a PhD in engineering who prides herself on her scientific background. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 The last pope, Francis, could be filed away by American conservatives as an anti-American Latin American leftist, but Leo can’t. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftist
  1. liberal
  2. lefty
  3. rightist
  4. communist
  5. reactionary
  6. socialist
  7. progressive
  8. pink
Adjective
  • Zygielbaum says the highly competitive Congressional District 8 spans both counties with Adams leaning liberal and Weld conservative.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • During Wednesday’s debate, Marshall repeatedly said a Hamilton victory would put Democrats in charge of the Senate and that Hamilton would vote with liberal Democrats.
    — John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of liberal
Noun
  • There is no better thrower of the football in the collegiate ranks right now than this young lefty.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Rays’ only decision could be whether to start Jax or Seymour, the lone lefty in the group, in Game 4.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of lefty
Adjective
  • Polls showed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and rightist challenger Flávio Bolsonaro were in effect tied ahead of Sunday’s runoff, with the result potentially coming down to which candidate’s supporters stay away from the ballot box.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Israel launched the war in response to an October 2023 invasion by Hamas which blindsided Netanyahu’s religious-rightist government.
    — Dan Williams, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of rightist
Noun
  • Born in Hamburg in 1936, Biermann only met his father once – in prison before the Jewish communist was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The 1980s saw the disappearance of these satellite lists and the emergence of alternatives to the communists.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of communist
Adjective
  • Surprisingly, for a painting often dismissed as conservative and reactionary, some of the first adopters of its form were Black urban artists who saw the painting in Chicago in the 1930s.
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • His method is often to approach cultural or political phenomena, progressive or reactionary, with a mix of Gen X irony and sincere moralism which, by degrees, subtly shifts the frame of the discourse to the right.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of reactionary
Noun
  • Locked in a tight re-election campaign against a democratic socialist, Smiley vetoed a rent control bill passed by the Providence City Council in April.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • There are also several democratic socialists running for Congress this election cycle.
    — Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of socialist
Adjective
  • The false polling data from Wedgewood Polls consistently favored Democrats, particularly progressive candidates.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The tension between conservative and progressive Methodists had been simmering for years.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of progressive
Noun
  • Caitlin Fowlkes, who represents 21-year-old Desmond Carter, used Brooks’ full name in a court filing attached to her July motion seeking to ban trial spectators from wearing pink.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • This included a soft pink, nearly neutral shade of lipstick with a tint similar to hues found throughout her dress.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of pink

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“Leftist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftist. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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