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   left wing

   /ˌlɛft ˈwɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the section of a political party or system that advocates greater social and economic equality, and typically favours socially liberal ideas; the socialist or progressive group or section.
   • 2. the left side of a team on the field in soccer, rugby, and field hockey: "his usual position on the left wing"
   • ▪ the left side of an army: "the Allied left wing"

   adjective

   • 1. advocating or taking measures to promote greater social and economic equality, and typically favouring socially liberal ideas; socialist or progressive: "left-wing activists"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in sense ‘left side of an army’). The political meaning arose with reference to the National Assembly in France (1789–91), where the nobles sat to the president's right and the commons to the left.

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