as in liberalism
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism
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Recent Examples of leftism
The centrists contend leftism will play far worse nationwide — and in purple districts and states — than in the liberal strongholds of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Kirk was seen as a particularly effective antagonist to campus leftism and to the progressive project as a whole.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
For instance, green anarchists were enthralled with his critique of technology while neo-Nazis, generally speaking, ignore the critique of technology and focus solely on the critique of leftism.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Kirk was seen as a particularly effective antagonist to campus leftism and to the progressive project as a whole.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
For instance, green anarchists were enthralled with his critique of technology while neo-Nazis, generally speaking, ignore the critique of technology and focus solely on the critique of leftism.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftism
liberalism
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Emanuel, 66, has talked his way into 2028 presidential speculation by challenging his party’s college-town liberalism and pitching paid-for ideas.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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According to the profile, his tolerance for right-wing antisemitism is rooted in a catastrophist worldview that frames American liberalism as an existential threat and Trumpism, with all its flaws, as the only viable alternative.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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