Old Left

proper noun

The pre-1960s left wing in the Western world, typically having a vanguardist approach to social justice and focusing mainly on labor unionization and questions of social class.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Old Left
  1. governmentThe pre-1960s left wing in the Western world, typically having a vanguardist approach to social justice and focusing mainly on labor unionization and questions of social class.
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APA

Old Left. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Left

MLA

“Old Left.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Left. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Left,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Left.

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