far left

noun

Phrases
the far left
: the group of people whose political views are the most liberal (see liberal entry 1 sense 1b) or progressive (see progressive entry 1 sense 2a)
The nomination is opposed by members of the far left.
often hyphenated when used before another noun
far-left groups

Examples of far left in a Sentence

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On the one hand, an America-loathing far left. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025 On the far left, there is a burning forest. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025 Trump has long vilified Portland as the seat of the far left, since peaceful protests in the wake of George Floyd’s 2020 police killing devolved into riots and stretched on for months. Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025 Sadly, that kind of Pavlovian, performative attack from the far left on everything American led to the wokeism that helped elect and reelect Donald Trump. Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 On the far left, the three purple squares must not equal one another (hence the equal sign crossed out). Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The gamble backfired and his centrist bloc lost seats to the far right and far left, leaving France with a divided National Assembly and effectively ungovernable. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 For many years the ravenous far left in Connecticut has advocated taxing Yale University in New Haven. Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025 The 33-year-old socialist Mamdani, who has said the Boston mayor Wu is his role model, will now face Cuomo again in November in what’s shaping up as a last ditch, uphill battle to keep the far left from taking over New York City. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 15 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of far left was in 1873

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“Far left.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20left. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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