Left-leaning
Red and left-leaning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Red" instead an adjective phrase "Left-leaning".
Red
Red adjective - Having a healthy reddish skin tone.
Left-leaning and red are semantically related. You can use "Left-leaning" instead an adjective "Red".
Both words in one sentence
- And reversed in the United Kingdom and Canada, where the main left-leaning parties (Labour and Liberals, respectively) are identified by the colours red and yellow, while their opponents in the Conservative Party are identified by blue.
Source: Red Oni Blue Oni / Real Life -
Although bear in mind Ellis is British, where it's still blue for conservative and red for liberal, and the Smiler is reminiscent of Tony Blair, PM of the allegedly left-leaning New Labour party No Shirt, Long Jacket: Spider, when he isn't a Walking Shirtless Scene.
Source: Comic Book / Transmetropolitan -
Paradoxically, the USA reverses this convention: here Republicans are red and the (only comparatively) more progressive left-leaning Democrats are blue.
Source: Good Colors, Evil Colors
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