"red-green" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more red-green [comparative], most red-green [superlative]
Etymology: red + green * (politics): from red representing socialism and green representing environmentalism or Islamism Etymology templates: {{compound|en|red|green}} red + green, {{sense|politics}} (politics):, {{m|en|socialism}} socialism, {{m|en|environmentalism}} environmentalism, {{m|en|Islamism}} Islamism Head templates: {{en-adj}} red-green (comparative more red-green, superlative most red-green)
  1. Pertaining to the shades of red and green, as in red-green colorblindness.
    Sense id: en-red-green-en-adj-6PPsspPF
  2. (politics) Synonym of ecosocialist. Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: ecosocialist [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-red-green-en-adj-F86wvajv Topics: government, politics
  3. (politics) Relating to an alliance between socialists and Islamists. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-red-green-en-adj-mfb3LXnU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 9 46 9 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: red-greens [plural]
Etymology: red + green * (politics): from red representing socialism and green representing environmentalism or Islamism Etymology templates: {{compound|en|red|green}} red + green, {{sense|politics}} (politics):, {{m|en|socialism}} socialism, {{m|en|environmentalism}} environmentalism, {{m|en|Islamism}} Islamism Head templates: {{en-noun}} red-green (plural red-greens)
  1. (politics) Synonym of ecosocialist Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: ecosocialist [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-red-green-en-noun-afQcGw~T Topics: government, politics

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