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 This story is exempt from our Creative Commons license until Nov. 2. Reporting Highlights Statehouse Influence: Oil tycoons Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks have pushed the Texas statehouse to the far right by funding relentless primary campaigns against other Republicans. —

Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024 But even if the party fails to form a coalition government, the result will serve as a symbolic victory for the far right. —

Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024 The People’s Party is the far right’s only way into government and now holds the key to forming any administration. —

Stephanie Liechtenstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024 The People’s Party is the far right’s only way into government. —

Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024 The People’s Party is the far right’s only way into government, and now holds the key to forming any administration. —

Stephanie Liechtenstein, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2024 But now, as then, the transnational far right has broken into the mainstream. —

Justin Casey, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2023 Nominally voluntary exile, arguably, is the policy of the Israeli far right. —

Robert Grenier, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 At risk of collapsing before the year is out, the new lineup will have to do a delicate dance with the far right in order to survive. —

Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024

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