Left wing
Left wing noun - A political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom.
Usage example: the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates
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Synonyms for Left wing
Right
Right noun - Something to which one has a just claim.
Both terms in one sentence
- Ideologically they were also different, Márquez was left wing and Llosa right wing.
Source: The Rival / Real Life - This is because it was the breakaway of the left wing of the aforementioned Venstre—but since Venstre was by then centre-right, its left wing was at most slightly centre-left and most typically just centrist.
Source: Non Indicative Name / Real Life - Also expect a lot of left wing artists to be adored by people with a right wing or even Nazi of Fascist stance.
Source: Misaimed Fandom / Music
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