left of center
Politically toward progressive
Left of center describes political views or positions that lean toward liberalism or progressivism without being radically so.
Someone left of center supports moderate reform, expanded social programs, or greater government involvement in the economy, but stops short of socialism or far-left ideology.
The candidate's platform was left of center, advocating for healthcare reform while maintaining market-based solutions.
The phrase also applies literally to physical positioning, as in driving or placement.
- civil rights movementOrganized effort against discrimination
- New Deal era1930s reform period
- social safety netPublic programs preventing destitution
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
- Keynesian economicsSpending-driven macroeconomic theory
living wage · single payer · counterculture · tax the rich · socialism · social democracy · environmentalism · climate justice · democratic socialism · trade unionism · feminism · abolitionist movement · tenant unions · labor movement · grass roots · community organizing · progressive taxation · women's suffrage
left of centerright of center
Moderately conservative position
center-right · conservative · right-leaning · right-wing · Republican
left, center, leftward, leftwards, leftist, leftism, lefty, central, centralize