left wing

noun

plural left wings

: the leftist division of a group (such as a political party) : the segment of a group (such as a political party) that calls for greater adherence to liberalism (see liberalism sense 2a) or progressivism (see progressivism sense 1)

the left wing of the Democratic Party

: political parties and individuals who support or promote political liberalism or progressivism

sometimes, specifically : such parties and individuals who are deeply opposed to capitalism

left-wing

ˈleft-ˈwiŋ

adjective

left-wing politics

left-winger

ˈleft-ˈwiŋ-ər

noun

plural left-wingers

the party's left-wingers

Examples of left wing in a Sentence

His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing. the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates

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Considering all that, Geekie has been a good find as No. 1 left wing next to Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak. —

Scott Powers, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Both Premier League stars are capable of playing as a central target man but are most comfortable on the left wing. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Panthers coach Paul Maurice has since moved Verhaeghe down to the left wing of Florida’s third line with Anton Lundell at center and Jesper Boqvist at right wing. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025 Feeling the Frenchman’s wingspan, Jokic tried to slingshot a cross-court pass to Michael Porter Jr. on the left wing. —

Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for left wing