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imply challenging the traditional system of a society, by people who believe their economic interests, or personal values, or political rights are not supported by the traditional ruling institutions. Compare: [[rightist]].
 
imply challenging the traditional system of a society, by people who believe their economic interests, or personal values, or political rights are not supported by the traditional ruling institutions. Compare: [[rightist]].
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Of course, it is not obvious that there is just one dimension of political thought, so that people can unambiguously be classified as 'right' or 'left'.  Nonetheless, the left/right description of the [[political spectrum]] is widely used.
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Of course, it is not obvious that there is just one dimension of political thought, so that people can unambiguously be classified as 'right' or 'left'.  Nonetheless, the left/right description of the [[political spectrum theory]] still has wide currency.
    
The word 'liberal' is often used in the US to mean 'leftist'.  But this is inconsistent with the original meaning of the word [[liberal]].
 
The word 'liberal' is often used in the US to mean 'leftist'.  But this is inconsistent with the original meaning of the word [[liberal]].
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