Left (l&ebreve_;ft), imp. & p. p. of Leave.
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Left, n. 1. That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North.
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Put that rose a little more to the left. Ld. Lytton.
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2. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See Center, and Right.
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