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

Recent Examples on the Web Yet, Wisconsin — unlike some states with such reformist urges — also maintained a willingness to elect far right conservatives. Nancy C. Unger / Made By History, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024 Eco-Fascism: Experts warn that extremists who seize on global warming to justify violence are part of a far right trend to reclaim environmentalism as their own. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024 Just as climate change is contributing to destructive storms with devastating frequency, the Republican Party’s shift to the far right is resulting in another sort of unrelenting, destructive deluge: disaster misinformation. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024 The far right lane will remain closed until at 6 a.m. Oct. 15, while the other lane will reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 6 Oct. 2024 CNews is regularly accused by critics of being a mouthpiece for France’s far right. Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 2 Oct. 2024 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far right in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after trailing behind the Alternative for Germany (AfD) throughout the campaign, initial official figures showed. Reuters, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024 Networking also helps strengthen today’s far right. Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023 In Sweden, an extreme-right group is claiming voters in numbers no one would ever have thought possible, while Canadian conservatives have taken a sharp turn toward the far right. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024

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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 2 Nov. 2024.

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