new left

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo, nyoo left]
- /nu, nyu lɛft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo, nyoo left]
- /nu, nyu lɛft/

Definitions of new left words

noun new left (sometimes lowercase) a radical leftist political movement active especially during the 1960s and 1970s, composed largely of college students and young intellectuals whose goals included racial equality, de-escalation of the arms race, nonintervention in foreign affairs, and other major changes in the political, economic, social, and educational systems. 1
noun new left a loose grouping of left-wing radicals, esp among students, that arose in many countries after 1960 0
noun new left a political movement that developed in the 1960s inEurope and the U.S. as a loose coalition of organizations, mainly of young people, seeking radical social and economic change 0

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Origin of new left

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960; phrase apparently introduced by U.S. sociologist C. Wright Mills (1916-62)

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new left popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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