"leftism" meaning in English

See leftism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: leftisms [plural]
Etymology: From left + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|left|ism}} left + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} leftism (countable and uncountable, plural leftisms)
  1. Belief in the principles of left-wing politics. Wikipedia link: leftism Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Leftism Derived forms: anarcho-leftism, Islamo-leftism, regressive leftism Translations (belief): solçuluq (Azerbaijani), левичарство (levičarstvo) (Bulgarian), vasemmistolaisuus (Finnish), izquierdismo [masculine] (Spanish)

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