Synonyms and antonyms of Left-wing politics and Leftism in British Thesaurus

the ALP ()

the Australian Labor Party: the main left-wing party in Australia, and one of the two main political parties

the ANC ()

the African National Congress: a political party in South Africa that for many years fought against the system of apartheid. In 1994, the ANC formed the first government in South Africa to be elected by both black and white people and it has stayed in power since then.

Bolshevik (noun)

someone who supported Lenin and his political ideas at the beginning of the 20th century

Bolshevik (noun)

old-fashioned an insulting word for someone with strong left-wing opinions

champagne socialist (noun)

showing disapproval someone with left-wing political opinions who is very rich. This word is often used to show that you dislike people like this.

commie (noun)

informal an insulting word for a communist

communist (noun)

someone who believes in communism

communist (noun)

someone who belongs to a political party that supports communism

communist (adjective)

relating to communism, or involving people who are communists

Comrade (noun)

used for talking to or about a member of a Socialist Party by other members of a Socialist Party

the far right/left ()

people whose political views are either extremely right-wing or left-wing

fellow traveller (noun)

someone who supports a political party, especially the Communist party, but is not a member of it

the House Un-American Activities Committee ()

a committee of US politicians who, in the 1950s, accused many writers and other artists of being Communists and therefore enemies of the US

Lab (abbreviation)

British the Labour Party

Labour (noun)

the British Labour Party: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

Labour (adjective)

relating to or supporting the British Labour Party

the Labour Party ()

one of the three main political parties in the UK. It was originally started to try to improve conditions for working-class people, and it generally supports left-wing ideas and policies

left (adverb)

towards the left in politics

the left (noun)

people or groups with left-wing political opinions, for example those who generally believe that property, money, and power should be shared more equally

leftist (adjective)

left-wing

leftist (noun)

someone who is left-wing

left-of-centre (adjective)

slightly left-wing

left-wing (adjective)

someone who is left-wing is considered to have socialist aims and ideas, for example that property, money, and power should be shared more equally

left-wing (adjective)

used about left-wing theories, policies etc

the left wing (noun)

the members of a political organization whose aims and ideas are considered to be more socialist than the other members, for example because they believe that property, money, and power should be shared more equally: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

lefty (noun)

informal someone who is left-wing

Maoism (noun)

a form of Communism established in China and based on the political ideas of Mao Zedong

Maoist (noun)

someone who supports Maoism

Marxism (noun)

the political and economic theories of Karl Marx, from which Communist and socialist political systems developed

Marxist (noun)

someone who supports Marxism or that policies that are based on it

Marxist (adjective)

relating to or based on Marxism

MK (noun)

the usual way of referring to Umkhonto we Sizwe, the organization that was previously the armed wing of the African National Congress

New Labour ()

a name that the Labour Party in the UK used when it was led by Tony Blair, in order to show that it was more modern and less left-wing than it used to be

pink (adjective)

informal having socialist beliefs that are not very strong or extreme

politburo (noun)

the main committee of a Communist party that is responsible for making policy

praesidium ()

a British spelling of presidium

presidium (noun)

a committee in Communist countries that represents a larger political group such as a parliament

red (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval an insulting word meaning socialist or communist

red (noun)

informalshowing disapproval an insulting word for a socialist or communist

red flag (noun)

a red flag used as a sign of socialism

right on (adjective)

informalBritish someone who is right on has fashionable left-wing views on political and social issues. This word often shows that you dislike people like this

social democracy (noun)

the belief that society should change from capitalism to socialism in a gradual, peaceful, and democratic way

socialism (noun)

a political system that aims to create a society in which everyone has equal opportunities and in which the most important industries are owned or controlled by the whole community

trot (noun)

Britishinformal an insulting word for someone with left-wing political ideas

Trotskyist (noun)

someone who supports the very left-wing political ideas of Leon Trotsky

Umkhonto we Sizwe (noun)

the organization that was previously the armed wing of the African National Congress. It means 'Spear of the nation'.