Meanings
adjectivepost-left (not comparable)
- not comparablegovernmentDesignating a form of anarchism that aims to move away from traditional leftism.
Origin
From post- + left. Attested earliest in Bob Black's book Anarchy after Leftism (written in 1996, published in 1997), although Black assumed then that the expression was in circulation.
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APA
post-left. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-left
MLA
“post-left.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-left. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post-left,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-left.
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