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PRONUNCIATION OF BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL

bleeding-heart liberal  [ˈbliːdɪŋhɑːt ˈlɪbərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bleeding-Heart liberal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bleeding-heart liberal in the English dictionary

The definition of bleeding-heart liberal in the dictionary is a person of left-wing or liberal views who is deemed to be excessively soft-hearted.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL


agricultural
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl
antiliberal
ˌæntɪˈlɪbərəl
architectural
ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl
cultural
ˈkʌltʃərəl
electoral
ɪˈlɛktərəl
federal
ˈfɛdərəl
funeral
ˈfjuːnərəl
general
ˈdʒɛnərəl
illiberal
ɪˈlɪbərəl
lateral
ˈlætərəl
liberal
ˈlɪbərəl
mineral
ˈmɪnərəl
neoliberal
ˌniːəʊˈlɪbərəl
prepuberal
priːˈpjuːbərəl
puberal
ˈpjuːbərəl
rural
ˈrʊərəl
spiral
ˈspaɪərəl
structural
ˈstrʌktʃərəl
temporal
ˈtɛmpərəl
ultraliberal
ˌʌltrəˈlɪbərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL

blee
bleed
bleed nipple
bleed someone or something dry
bleed valve
bleed white
bleeder
bleeder resistor
bleeder´s disease
bleeding
bleeding edge
bleeding heart
bleeding-edge
bleep
bleeper
blellum
blemish
blemished
blemisher
blemishment

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL

attorney general
bilateral
collateral
director general
director-general
Distrito Federal
ephemeral
feral
four-star general
in general
inspector general
limousine liberal
literal
multilateral
numeral
peripheral
secretary-general
several
unilateral
visceral

Synonyms and antonyms of bleeding-heart liberal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bleeding-heart liberal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL

Find out the translation of bleeding-heart liberal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bleeding-heart liberal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bleeding-heart liberal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出血,心脏自由主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bleeding-heart liberal
570 millions of speakers

English

bleeding-heart liberal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खून बह रहा दिल उदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نزيف القلب يبرالي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кровотечение - сердце либеральной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sangramento-Coração liberal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রক্তপাত-হৃদয় উদার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cœur-saignant libérale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendarahan-hati liberal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blutungen Herz - liberalen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出血心臓リベラル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

출혈 - 마음 의 자유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liberal pendarahan-ati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự do chảy máu tim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரத்தப்போக்கு-இதய தாராளவாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रक्तस्त्राव-हृदय उदारमतवादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanayan kalp liberal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sanguinamento cuore - liberale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Serce krwawi - liberalna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кровотеча - серце ліберальної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sângerare inima- liberal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιμορραγία , καρδιά φιλελεύθερη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bloeding - hart liberale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blödning - hjärta frisinnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blødning -heart liberal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bleeding-heart liberal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL»

The term «bleeding-heart liberal» is normally little used and occupies the 128.966 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bleeding-heart liberal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL»

Discover the use of bleeding-heart liberal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bleeding-heart liberal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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"Sympathy and Solidarity" and Other Essays
"Bleeding heart liberal!" "Guilty liberal!" Two terms of opprobrium, one thrown out by the American Right, the other by the Left. I shall try to show that both charges, although from opposing political perspectives, are embedded in a series of ...
Sandra Lee Bartky, 2002
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Recollections of a Bleeding Heart: A Portrait of Paul Keating PM
Recollections of a Bleeding Heart by Don Watson Sample Chapter(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd ...
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A Scion of the Times: Leon Schwartz, Volume II
My letter was not printed, which was par for the course when my letters were too erudite for the Times editors, and the term “bleeding-heart liberal” is still a popular right-wing buzz-word. On March 24th Jeanne and I drove up to Sebas- topol, ...
Leon Schwartz, 2010
4
Real Prophecy Unveiled: Why the Christ Will Not Come Again, ...
Their hypocrisy is made even more evident when they and their right-wing conservative Republican politician cohorts try to make “bleeding-heart liberal” a negative term or a dirty word. That reveals their ignorance of the fact that Jesus was ...
Joseph Adamson, 2001
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Just Thinking Out Loud
Consider the term "bleeding heart liberal"; both bleeding heart and liberal were once used with sincerity. Beginning in the 1930's when Columnist West-brook Pegler introduced the term "bleeding heart liberal" into political usage it became an ...
Ken Qualls, 2009
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The Gambit
At the podium, Matt folded up his paper and put it in his pocket. “I had my essay written, but being the third person up here after the bleeding-heart liberal on the one hand and the Nazi on the other -” Heffernan banged his gavel. “All right now, ” ...
Joseph Hayes, III, 2001
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang
Also bleeding heart liberal. 1938 Appleton Post-Crescent (Wisc.) (Jan. 8) 3: I question the humanitarianism of any professional or semi-pro bleeding heart who clamors that not a single person must be allowed to hunger but would stall the ...
Grant Barrett, 2006
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Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance, and Globalization
The popularity of the epithet "bleeding-heart liberal" implies that compassionate liberalism is a redundancy not needed as it is in the case of conservatism. Conservatives are more often vulnerable to the charge of not caring about society's ...
Sanford Schram, 2008
9
Why You May Be A Liberal (and why That's Okay): the ...
Of course, the conservatives are either calling me a socialist or a bleeding heart liberal at this point. However, let me make one final point: Equality makes economic sense. Indeed, if we think about it, the concept of the American melting pot is ...
Steve Olsen, 2007
10
How to Sound Really Clever: 600 Words You Need to Know
... actor Charlton Heston was famously pro-gun ownership, and considered anyone with an opposing view to be a bleeding heart liberal blowsy (adj) I (ofa woman) messy and red-faced (pronounced 'blou—zee') from the obsolete expression, ...
Hubert van den Bergh, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bleeding-heart liberal is used in the context of the following news items.
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What ultimately will be LePage's political legacy?
I would personally hope the past five years pushes Mainers toward the center, no matter if they're a bleeding-heart liberal or a red-blooded ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
A controversial legacy
I personally would hope the past five years push Mainers toward the center, no matter whether they're a bleeding-heart liberal or a red-blooded ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 15»
3
A Stitch in Time
“I'm not bleeding-heart liberal… no… but I'm practical and constructive and you like to think you're making a difference.” While there's lots of ... «Radio New Zealand, Jun 15»
4
CGB Hall of Fame: (12) Scott Fujita vs (4) Mike Macdonald
Off the field, as paleodan pointed out, "[r]epresents the Cal bleeding-heart liberal spirit in much of what he does, see: NFLPA, gays in sports, ... «California Golden Blogs, Jun 15»
5
Roar of the Crowd: Texas Gov. Abbott's Facebook remark sparks …
Just because you're a bleeding-heart liberal and your president wants to fundamentally change this doesn't make it right. Judge lest ye be ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jun 15»
6
Wineke: People must have reacted this way to Jesus
As a bleeding-heart liberal Protestant, I don't really agree with him on any of that. As the old joke goes, he's gone from preaching to meddling. «Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, Jun 15»
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When there's nothing left ...
Call me a bleeding-heart liberal if you want, but eventually the way we use that precious resource will catch up with us, just like the drought ... «Santa Maria Sun, Jun 15»
8
Jo Howarth, 1956-2015
Jo was a bleeding-heart liberal from Abraham Lincoln's hometown. Her father was a three-time mayor and an unapologetic reformer in the '50s ... «Creative Loafing Atlanta, Jun 15»
9
Good on you, Charlotte Church, for giving a damn
The way it usually goes, champagne socialists are mocked for being soppy, bleeding-heart liberal cry-babies (“Boo hoo, I truly love the poor! «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Alice Goffman's Book on “Fugitive Life” in Philly Under Attack
How much you agree with that statement probably depends on how much of a bleeding-heart liberal hippie you are, and how much you agree ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Jun 15»

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