Meanings
- NicaraguagovernmentSandinista National Liberation Front; a socialist political party in Nicaragua.
In Nicaragua, “Sandinista” generally refers to members of the left-wing political movement, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) that came to power in the Nicaraguan Revolution at the end of the 1970s. Ortega’s party is the FSLN.
2024 August 27, Abel Alvarado, “Nicaragua’s Ortega offers to send ‘fighters’ to Venezuela after disputed election”, in CNN
Origin
- SpanishFSLN
- SpanishFSLN
- EnglishFSLN
Borrowed from Spanish FSLN (“Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional”).
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FSLN. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FSLN
“FSLN.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FSLN. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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