ultraleftism

noun

ul·tra·left·ism | \ˌəl-trə-ˈlef-ˌti-zəm

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Definition of ultraleftism

: advocacy of or adherence to extreme left-wing political policies and positions … documents the brief but threatening resurgence of ultraleftism …— Carolyn Wakeman

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ultraleftist \ˌəl-trə-ˈlef-tist

\ noun plural ultraleftists

… I will conclude with the advice that Lenin gave ultraleftists in 1920. — Louis Proyect

ultraleftist adjective

… hoped to counteract the influence of ultraleftist groups that wished to jettison "bourgeois" culture—from the ancients to modernism—and establish a purely proletarian culture in its stead. — Michael Henry Heim

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