Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Inclined toward the political left.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tending toward the political left
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Examples
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Apparently the turnout in leftish areas is very high.
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The Lib Dems are defnitely more "leftish" and at a Tory conference you are unlikely to hear a self-proclaimed atheist transexual speaking up for gay marriage in a long debate on equality.
Liberal Democrat conference live - Wednesday 22 September 2010
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Nick Cohen certainly has it right about the mentality rife around what he describes as the "leftish".
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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When a leftish - note I wrote "leftish" not leftist - but sympathetic politician, one who can win major state-wide offices, asks for our loyalty and trust, we rebuff him and demand that he promote someone of our choosing.
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The so called "leftish" Ken Clarke started the ball rolling with the idiotic GP Fundholding saga of the late 80s early 90s - it failed abysmally, but Clarke did a lot of damage to the
The Guardian World News Denis Campbell 2011
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She said the Greens would launch their manifesto on Thursday and, when asked whether the party was "leftish", she added:
Blogposts | guardian.co.uk Andrew Sparrow 2010
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The Lib Dems are definitely more "leftish" and at a Tory conference you are unlikely to hear a self-proclaimed atheist transsexual speaking up for gay marriage in a long debate on equality.
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Every public opinion survey always shows a large majority of the population adhere to supposedly "leftish" or commonsensical views: investments far preferred to tax cuts, public services (eg. health care), multilateralism, an end to foreign military adventures, civil liberties protected but balanced with collective identity & self-protection (anti-hatemongering laws, Canadian nationhood).
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Every public opinion survey always shows a large majority of the population adhere to supposedly "leftish" or commonsensical views: investments far preferred to tax cuts, public services (eg. health care), multilateralism, an end to foreign military adventures, civil liberties protected but balanced with collective identity & self-protection (anti-hatemongering laws, Canadian nationhood).
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This is all written up on the Electronic Frontiers Australia website (here), but has remained unmentioned (as far as I can see), by most of the "leftish" opponents of the scheme.
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