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centre-left

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

From centre + left.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: centreesquerra — leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants
  • Georgian: მემარცხენე-ცენტრისტული (memarcxene-cenṭrisṭuli) — leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants
  • Georgian: ცენტრისტულ-მემარცხენე (cenṭrisṭul-memarcxene) — leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants
  • Hungarian: balközép — leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants
  • Polish: centrolewicowy — leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants
  • Vietnamese: trung tả — leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants
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