LEFT WING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

Synonyms:

left; left wing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("left wing" is a kind of...):

faction; sect (a dissenting clique)

Derivation:

collectivist (a person who belongs to the political left)