FAR LEFT Definition & Meaning

far left

[ fahr left ]

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noun

the area furthest away on the side where one’s heart is (usually preceded by to, at, or on ):
On the rooftop of the building on the far left you can see a small garden.
none the far left or the far Left. Compare far right ( def 2 ).
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 or on ):
  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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of far left¹

First recorded in 1850–55

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

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Musk, who in the past said Stewart was "awesome," changed his tune after agreeing to the interview, referring to the comedy show host as "far left" and a "propagandist."

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The AfD came second, reinforcing what Prof Abou-Chadi has found, that, "younger people are much more likely to go for a further left or further right party than a centrist one".

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But Tung is a centrist by San Francisco standards, and the city’s political pendulum, which has long oscillated between left and far left, has clearly swung her direction.

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The government is set to reject internal advice to widen the definition of extremism to include potentially violent environmentalists, the far left, conspiracy theorists and men prejudiced against women.

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