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leftism
noun left·ism \ˈlef-ˌti-zəm\
Definition of LEFTISM
1
: the principles and views of the left; also : the movement embodying these principles
2
: advocacy of or adherence to the doctrines of the left
— left·ist \-tist\ noun or adjective
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First Known Use of LEFTISM
1920
Related to LEFTISM
- Synonyms
- left, liberalism, left wing
- Antonyms
- conservatism, illiberalism, immobilism, right
Rhymes with LEFTISM
abysm, ageism, autism, baalism, baptism, Birchism, bossism, bruxism, Buddhism, casteism, centrism, charism, Chartism, classism, cubism, cultism, czarism, deism, dwarfism, faddism, fauvism, Gaullism, Grecism, Hobbism, holism, Jainism, Klanism, lyrism, Mahdism, Maoism, Marxism, monism, mutism, Nazism, nudism, Orphism, priggism, purism, Ramism, rightism, sadism, Saivism, sapphism, Scotism, sexism, Shaktism, Shiism, Sikhism, simplism, snobbism, sophism, statism, Sufism, tachism, Tantrism, Taoism, theism, Thomism, tourism, tropism, truism, Turkism, verism, Whiggism, Yahwism
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