far left

American  

[fahr left] / ˈfɑr ˈlɛft /

noun

1. the area furthest away on the side where one’s heart is (usually preceded by to, at, oron ).

   On the rooftop of the building on the far left you can see a small garden.

2. none the far left or the far Left

   1. the complex of individuals or organized groups holding the most liberal views in politics and social policy, advocating radical political and social reform that often includes increased government funding of services, regulation, and rights for marginalized groups.

      History will never know how he might have reacted, as president, to pressure from the gun lobby or to the collectivist tendencies of the far left.

   2. the position occupied by these people on the political spectrum (often preceded by to oron ).

      She might nominate someone on the far left, but I can also see her nominating a more moderate person to attract the centrist vote.

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Etymology

Origin of far left

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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far left

They have won pretty much everywhere with a wide range of candidates—in special elections and regular elections in deep red territory and in more contested geographies, running candidates of the far left and the center-left.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

The buildings are a visual record of a California housing crisis that has so far left few permanent monuments.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2025

Standing on the far left corner of the three acres he owns in Rolling Hills, James Bellis, 40, points to a crack he’s been monitoring in the yard since August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024

Four people have so far left after locking themselves into the York & Albany near Regent's Park last week.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

Lincoln sat at the far left of the box, closest to Booth, in his rocking chair.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson