"left wing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: left wings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} left wing (plural left wings)
  1. The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair:
    (politics) The more left-wing faction of a group, party, or group of parties.
    Categories (topical): Politics Translations (politics): 左翼 (zuǒyì) (Chinese Mandarin), aile gauche [feminine] (French), linker Flügel [masculine] (German), eite chlé [feminine] (Irish), 左翼 (sayoku) (alt: さよく) (Japanese), 좌익 (jwaik) (alt: 左翼) (Korean), 좌파 (jwapa) (alt: 左派) (Korean), ഇടതുപക്ഷം (iṭatupakṣaṁ) (Malayalam), venstreside [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), venstreside [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lewica [feminine] (Polish), ле́вые (lévyje) [masculine, plural] (Russian), mrengo wa kushoto (Swahili), vänsterfalang [common-gender] (Swedish), ฝ่ายซ้าย (fàai-sáai) (Thai), ліви́ця (livýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-left_wing-en-noun-koTTKfYD Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'politics': 72 0 28 0
  2. The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair:
    (sports) The left-hand side of a sports field.
    Categories (topical): Sports Translations (sports): ala esquerra [feminine] (Catalan), venstreving [masculine] (Norwegian), ปีกซ้าย (Thai)
    Sense id: en-left_wing-en-noun-sVFNOpbf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 38 22 20 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'sports': 6 57 37 0
  3. The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair:
    (ice hockey) The offensive player who plays to the center's left.
    Categories (topical): Ice hockey
    Sense id: en-left_wing-en-noun-9hUCxt8X Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
  4. The wing on the left side of some body, most commonly one half of a pair:
    Sense id: en-left_wing-en-noun-Yr~RhmTO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: left-wing, left-winger Translations (ice hockey): ailier gauche [masculine] (French), venstreving [masculine] (Norwegian)
Disambiguation of 'ice hockey': 12 34 43 10

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