ultraleft
Far beyond liberal
Ultraleft describes political positions or groups considered more radical than the mainstream left—typically advocating revolution over reform, rejecting compromise with liberal or moderate parties.
The term is often used critically, sometimes by other leftists who view ultraleft tactics as counterproductive: The ultraleft faction refused to support the coalition candidate.
Also used as a noun for such positions or their adherents.
Violent governmental overthrow
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
- class warConflict between economic groups
antifascism · anticapitalism · militant · cadre · cell · underground · clandestine · vanguard
Collective ownership system
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
- TrotskyismRevolutionary socialist theory opposing bureaucracy
anarchism · Bolshevism · Stalinism · syndicalism · anarcho-communism · collectivism · egalitarianism · class struggle
Asserting opinions as facts
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- hardlineStubbornly inflexible in stance
purist · fanatical · zealous · doctrinaire · absolutist · rigid · unyielding · orthodox
revolution
Violent governmental overthrow
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
class war · antifascism · anticapitalism · militant · cadre · cell · underground · clandestine · vanguard · radicalization
communism
Collective ownership system
- MarxismClass-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- MaoismPeasant-centered communist doctrine
Trotskyism · anarchism · Bolshevism · Stalinism · syndicalism · anarcho-communism · collectivism · egalitarianism · class struggle · proletariat
dogmatic
Asserting opinions as facts
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
hardline · purist · fanatical · zealous · doctrinaire · absolutist · rigid · unyielding · orthodox · immoderate
ultraleftultraright
Extreme political conservatism
far-right · extreme right · hard right · radical right · alt-right
ultraleftcentrist
One favoring middle positions
moderate · middle-of-the-road · nonpartisan · apolitical · center-left