"leftist" meaning in English

See leftist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: leftist, leftist, more leftist, most leftist
Etymology: : leftist < left + -ist
  1. αριστερός
    Sense id: el-leftist-en-adj-G6jlhEWs Categories (other): Πολιτική (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

Forms: leftist, leftist, leftists
Etymology: : leftist < left + -ist
  1. ο αριστεριστής, ο αριστερός
    Sense id: el-leftist-en-noun-u2wtSlA~ Categories (other): Πολιτική (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "kind": "other",
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    }
  ],
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        "παραθετικά",
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    },
    {
      "form": "more leftist",
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        "συγκριτικός",
        "παραθετικά"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most leftist",
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        "παραθετικά",
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      ]
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a leftist newspaper - αριστερή εφημερίδα"
        },
        {
          "text": "a leftist point of view/ideology/opposition - αριστερή άποψη/ιδεολογία/αντιπολίτευση"
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: left-wing"
        }
      ],
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        "αριστερός"
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        "πολιτική"
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    }
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "leftist"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The dictatorship imprisoned and exiled many leftists.",
          "translation": "Η δικτατορία φυλάκισε και εξόρισε πολλούς αριστερούς."
        }
      ],
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        "ο αριστεριστής, ο αριστερός"
      ],
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        "πολιτική"
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        "συγκριτικός",
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    },
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        {
          "text": "a leftist newspaper - αριστερή εφημερίδα"
        },
        {
          "text": "a leftist point of view/ideology/opposition - αριστερή άποψη/ιδεολογία/αντιπολίτευση"
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: left-wing"
        }
      ],
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        "αριστερός"
      ],
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        "πολιτική"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "leftist"
    },
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      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leftist",
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        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
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        "Πολιτική (αγγλικά)"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The dictatorship imprisoned and exiled many leftists.",
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        }
      ],
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        "ο αριστεριστής, ο αριστερός"
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        "πολιτική"
      ]
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}

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