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
At the time, Cuba was facing a more hawkish U.S. president on Latin American leftism in George W. Bush.
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Paul Webster Hare, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2026
Corrales explained that Rubio is a perfect foil for the Maduro regime, being perhaps the most prominent critic of Latin American leftism in the US government.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The centrists contend leftism will play far worse nationwide — and in purple districts and states — than in the liberal strongholds of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
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Paul Webster Hare, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2026
Corrales explained that Rubio is a perfect foil for the Maduro regime, being perhaps the most prominent critic of Latin American leftism in the US government.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
The centrists contend leftism will play far worse nationwide — and in purple districts and states — than in the liberal strongholds of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Paul's post even garnered praise from the left-wing content account Leftism.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leftism
liberalism
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Erdoğan first emerged during the post-Cold War decade of unipolar, American triumph, adopting the language of free markets, liberalism, and human rights, and stretched those politics of optimism into the brief euphoria of the Obama years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Naqvi’s blend of ethical business and economic hyper-liberalism now seems like a throwback to a different era.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Leftism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leftism. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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