adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to ultraleftism.
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌʌl.tɹəˈlɛft/
adj
Meaning 2
Of a leftist movement or ideology: extreme and uncompromising; sectarian.
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Usage: derogatory
Qualifier: far-left
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adj
Meaning 3
Extremely left-wing.
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Qualifier: generally
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noun
Meaning 4
The strain or strains of leftism often associated with left communism, which practice rejection of both social democracy and state socialism as well as opposition to Leninism; i.e, ultraleftism.
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Usage: collective, uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 5
The left communist tendency characterized by a synthesis of Dutch-German council communism and Italian left communism.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: strictly
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noun
Meaning 6
Italian left communism; Bordigism.
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Usage: broadly, uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 7
Leftism collectively considered uncompromising and sectarian, especially anti-Leninist Marxism.
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Usage: derogatory, uncountable, usually
Qualifier: far-left
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noun
Meaning 8
An adherent of ultraleftism.
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Usage: countable, rare, usually
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noun
Meaning 9
The most extreme ideologies of the political left.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: generally
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History
Etymology
Ultimately a calque of Russian ультралевый (ulʹtralevyj, “ultraleft”, adjective), in the sense of "pertaining to extreme or uncompromising leftist ideology." From ультра- (ulʹtra-, “ultra; extremely”) + левый (levyj, “left”, adjective), equivalent to ultra- + left. Originally applied pejoratively by the Bolsheviks against libertarian socialists and early left communists, and later by Stalinists against Trotskyists; now also used neutrally to refer to certain ideologies associated with left communism or traditional Marxism. The modern meanings are partially semantically loaned from French ultra-gauche.