left-leaning; progressive; ultraleft
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesadjective
progressive; inclined toward revolution; left-leaning
Describes a political orientation that favors revolutionary change or progressive ideals. Generally used in a positive or neutral context in political discourse.
When he was young, he was a left-leaning intellectual.
This novel reflects the influence of the left-leaning ideological trend at that time.
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In that era, many young people held left-leaning political views.
adjective
ultraleft; "Left" deviation; rash and blind
technicalIn Marxist political theory, this refers to premature radicalism, adventurism, or impatience that fails to recognize different stages of revolutionary development. Often written as "左"倾 with quotation marks to distinguish it from the positive sense of progressive leftism.
History has seen errors of "Left" adventurism.
We must guard against Right deviation, but the main thing is to oppose "Left" deviation.
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His ultraleft adventurism brought losses to the revolutionary cause.
This kind of "Left" thinking ignores objective actual conditions.