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

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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

Epstein has been an obsession of the far right and far left for years.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

"I had to tell them if they were off course - too far left, too far right, too high, too low," Mr Prewer explained.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025

At Taqueria St. Marks Place, it’s Corey Kesluk, 36, who is sitting on a stool at the far left of the bar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024

The fight on the far left was dying; Ewell was done.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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