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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 nounfar-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
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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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