Reply #39: I understand. Some words, however, have only general

[MineralMan]

definitions. In politics, "left" and "right" are such words. They have no clear definition, and are open to interpretation. English is full of such words:

Brown - a general description of color. In itself, it is meaningless, except in a very general way.
Windy - Wind is the natural movement of the lower atmosphere. Windy can describe a zephyr or a hurricane.

Left - In politics, generally egalitarian and democratic.
Right - In politics, generally conservative and uneasy with major changes.

Just as there are many, many shades of any generic color, there are many shades of political left and right. The terms are meaningless, except to describe entire halves of the political spectrum.