leftward - Definition and Meaning

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(adverb)

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towards the left

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all the wheels were going leftward

(adverb)

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towards support of left-wing, socialist, or progressive ideas or policies

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his politics moved sharply leftward

public opinion is shifting leftwards

(adjective)

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going towards or facing the left

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they moved their eyes in a leftward direction

(adjective)

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tending to support left-wing, socialist, or progressive ideas or policies

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the leftward shift in Western European politics