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leftist

[lef-tist] / ˈlɛf tɪst /


ADJECTIVE
left-wing
Synonyms


NOUN
left-winger
Synonyms




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Bass’ support eroded to some extent since 2022, when she secured 43% of the vote in the primary against Caruso, then-Councilmember Kevin de Leon and leftist Gina Viola, the analysis based on partial returns shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Every neighborhood that Raman won was taken by Bass during the primary in 2022, though Viola, a leftist candidate that year, also did well in these precincts compared with other parts of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Abelardo de la Espriella, a rich lawyer who promised an iron-fisted crackdown on drug thugs, finished ahead of ruling movement’s leftist hopeful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The June 7 runoff vote is expected to be as heated as the 2021 ballot, which also involved Fujimori against leftist Pedro Castillo, who won the vote but was removed from office in December 2022.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

He was a leftist leader, and he was afire with the most uncontrollable passion: justice.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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