far right

noun

Phrases
the far right
: the group of people whose political views are the most conservative (see conservative entry 1 sense 1a)
The nomination is opposed by members of the far right.
often hyphenated when used before another noun
far-right groups

Examples of far right in a Sentence

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But there’s no denying that in recent years, the sport’s culture as a whole has taken a drastic and alarming swing to the far right. Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 There are echoes of the far right in his war cries. David Moscrop, TIME, 12 Jan. 2025 During the wide-ranging discussion, which was riddled with disinformation, Musk asked Weidel to address German voters’ concern that her party is far right. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025 Last year, it was revealed that members of the AfD had met with German and Austrian leaders associated with the far right and neo-Nazis to discuss plans for mass deportation if AfD gains more political power, and members of the party have been monitored by the country’s intelligence agencies. Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025 Despite months of trying, the People’s Party was unable to form a coalition without the far right. Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 The leadership of Austria’s ruling conservatives held a crisis meeting on Sunday to pick a successor to Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who announced his resignation on Saturday as attempts to form a coalition government without the far right fell apart. Reuters, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025 Elections in June for the parliament of the 27-nation European Union saw conservative populists and the far right rock ruling parties in France and Germany, the EU’s biggest and most powerful members. Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Rise of the far right France, Europe’s second largest economy, is just one of several Old World powers whose establishment is creaking under pressure from the hard right. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of far right was in 1906

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“Far right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20right. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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