Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centre-left

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tre-left
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"South Korea holds parliamentary elections on 11 April. Lee's conservative party is expected to lose ground to the centre-left opposition, but a small hint of peace from the North will do him no harm at all. Lee can hardly have expected such a gift."

Etymology

From centre + left.

Inflected Forms

center-left (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

centre-right

Questions

What does centre-left mean?: Leaning to the left but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other leftist variants.
Where does centre-left come from?: From centre + left.

How to pronounce centre-left

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