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

Recent Examples on the Web

The front-runners in the French presidential election in the spring are from the populist far right and far left. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Macron acknowledged legitimate concerns of the protesters, while blaming the far left for the violence. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Attendees at El-Sayed and Ocasio-Cortez’s stop at Northern Michigan University in Marquette contextualized their own excitement around a broader concern that Michigan voters outside the room would view the two as too far left. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The far left's open borders policy was not fair or compassionate. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for far left

• bereft
• cleft
• deft
• heft
• theft