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In politics, the socialist parties. The term
originated in the French National Assembly
1789, where the nobles sat in the place of
honour to the right of the president, and the
commons sat to the left. It is also usual to
speak of the right, left, and centre, when
referring to the different elements composing
a single party. This arrangement has become
customary in European parliaments, where the
progressives sit on the left and the
conservatives on the right.