Centre-left

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants. not-comparable

    "South Korea holds parliamentary elections on 11 April. Lee's conservative party is expected to lose ground to the centre-left opposition, but a small hint of peace from the North will do him no harm at all. Lee can hardly have expected such a gift."

Example

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"South Korea holds parliamentary elections on 11 April. Lee's conservative party is expected to lose ground to the centre-left opposition, but a small hint of peace from the North will do him no harm at all. Lee can hardly have expected such a gift."

Etymology

From centre + left.

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