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wing

noun [C] (POLITICAL GROUP)
 
 
/wɪŋ/

Definition

C2 a group within a political party or organization whose beliefs are in some way different from those of the main group: The president is on the left/right wing of the Democratic party.Groups of peoplePolitical movements and groups
(Definition of wing noun (POLITICAL GROUP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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