left-wingers
Those favoring reform
Left-wingers are people who hold left-wing political views—generally favoring social equality, government intervention in the economy, and progressive reform.
The term ranges from neutral description to dismissive epithet depending on who's using it: Left-wingers dominated the party's platform committee versus Those left-wingers want to tax everything.
Also leftists or, informally, lefties.
Left-wing American party
- LabourBritish left-leaning party
- GreensEnvironmental party adherents
- liberalsLeft-wing political adherents
- parliamentariansLegislative body members
legislators · councillors · backbenchers · caucus · coalition · opposition · bloc · faction
Social reform advocates
- socialistsAdvocates of shared ownership
- MarxistsAdherents of communist theory
- communistsCollective ownership advocates
- anarchistsOpponents of state authority
collectivists · egalitarians · anti-capitalists · class struggle · proletariat · dialectics · solidarity · internationalism
Those publicly opposing something
- demonstratorsPublic protest participants
- marchersThose who walk together
- organizersThose who coordinate activities
- campaignersPeople promoting a cause
advocates · agitators · dissidents · radicals · militants · picketing · sit-ins · boycotts
Fair distribution of opportunities
- equalitySame status for all
- environmentalismAdvocacy for nature protection
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- LGBTQ rightsProtections for sexual minorities
civil rights · human rights · workers' rights · universal healthcare · living wage · affordable housing · climate action · anti-racism
Democrats
Left-wing American party
- LabourBritish left-leaning party
- GreensEnvironmental party adherents
- liberalsLeft-wing political adherents
parliamentarians · legislators · councillors · backbenchers · caucus · coalition · opposition · bloc · faction · partisans
progressives
Social reform advocates
- socialistsAdvocates of shared ownership
- MarxistsAdherents of communist theory
- communistsCollective ownership advocates
anarchists · collectivists · egalitarians · anti-capitalists · class struggle · proletariat · dialectics · solidarity · internationalism · liberation
protesters
Those publicly opposing something
- demonstratorsPublic protest participants
- marchersThose who walk together
- organizersThose who coordinate activities
campaigners · advocates · agitators · dissidents · radicals · militants · picketing · sit-ins · boycotts · civil disobedience
social justice
Fair distribution of opportunities
- equalitySame status for all
- environmentalismAdvocacy for nature protection
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
LGBTQ rights · civil rights · human rights · workers' rights · universal healthcare · living wage · affordable housing · climate action · anti-racism · anti-imperialism
winger
Side-positioned team member
football · soccer · attacking · flanks · offense · skating · scoring · assists · breakaway · rushing
left-wingersright-wingers
Those holding traditional political views
conservatives · rightists · right-wing · Tories · Republicans
left-wingerstraditionalists
Upholders of established customs
conservatives · reactionaries · counterrevolutionaries · preservationists · old guard
left-wingerscapitalists
Owners of productive wealth
fiscal conservatives · supply-siders · neoliberals · privatizers · deregulators
wing, left, leftist, lefthand, leftists, lefthanded, leftward, lefthander, lefthanders