radical left

noun

the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.

First recorded in 1965–70

The party that exemplifies that trend is Syriza, or the Alliance of the Radical Left with Left Socialists and Radical Ecologists.

Skilled, military-trained, nation-builders would replace accountability-challenged, radical-left commissars.

He acquired great influence, took his seat in the Italian parliament, and soon became leader of the radical Left.

Imperceptibly this radical left wing of his emotions speeded up his meal, again.

The parliamentary entente of the liberal Socialists with the Radical Left dates from this time.

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