Definition
A person who supports left-wing political views, typically favoring social equality, progressive reform, and government intervention in economic matters.
Etymology
Derived from the political use of 'left' dating to the French Revolution, when supporters of change sat on the left side of the National Assembly. The suffix -ist was added in the early 20th century to create this term for adherents of left-wing ideology.
Kelly Says
The spatial metaphor of left versus right in politics is so ingrained we forget it's only about 230 years old and comes from where people literally sat in a room! This seating arrangement in one French assembly accidentally became the universal way humans organize political thought.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አ sinistra
a sin-is-tra
BNবাংলা
বামপন্থী
baam-pan-thee
CACatalà
d'esquerra
de-s-ke-rra
CSČeština
levico
le-vi-co
ELΕλληνικά
αριστερός
ar-is-te-ros
ESEspañol
izquierdista
ee-kwe-er-dee-sta
FISuomi
vasemmisto
va-sem-mis-to
HEעברית
שמאלני
sh-ma-al-ni
HIहिन्दी
वामपंथी
vaam-pan-thee
HUMagyar
baloldali
ba-lo-da-li
IDBahasa Indonesia
kiri
kee-ree
IGIG
onye na-akwụ
oh-nye na-ak-wu
ITItaliano
sinistro
sin-STREE-stro
KKKK
солтүстік
sol-ty-st-ik
MRMR
वामपंथी
vaam-pan-thee
MSBahasa Melayu
ke kiri
ke kee-ree
PLPolski
lewica
le-vi-tsa
PTPortuguês
esquerdista
es-keh-er-dee-sta
RORomână
stângaci
stang-a-chi
SVSvenska
vänster
ven-ster
SWKiswahili
kulia
koo-li-a
TEతెలుగు
వామపక్ష
vaam-paksha
UKУкраїнська
лівицький
lyvi-cky
URاردو
دہشت گرد
deh-shat-gard
VITiếng Việt
người cánh tả
nguoi canh ta
ZUZU
umugqa we-ntshonal
oo-moo-gqa we-n-sho-nal