center-left

A form of centre-left — Leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants.

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Meanings

adjectivecenter-left (not comparable)
  1. USalternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of centre-left.

    All in all, Harris staked out a moderately center-left position, not too different from President Biden’s original Build Back Better agenda, which he was able to implement only in part because in an evenly divided Senate, Joe Manchin had an effective veto.

    2024 August 19, Paul Krugman, “Kamalanomics, Revealed: A Solid Center-Left Agenda”, in The New York Times

Origin

From center + left.

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APA

center-left. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center-left

MLA

“center-left.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center-left. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “center-left,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center-left.

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