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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Slide it to the left to bring in fresh air while in fan-only mode, to the far right to exhaust inside air to the outdoors, or to the center position to recirculate the air. PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025 In August 2017, after attending the far right’s fatal Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Fuentes dropped out of college. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025 Research and empirical evidence from across Europe suggests that chasing the far right is a disastrous and self-defeating strategy. Jonathan Portes, Time, 26 Aug. 2025 And there are probably folks on the far right who think even Target’s toned-down, overwhelmingly beige Pride merch this year was still too loud. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025 Impeachment is an inherently political act, as historians and legal scholars have long attested; Green takes the long view that measures like his build an engaged opposition capable of facing down what has thus far been an untrammeled seizure of executive power by the far right. Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 The far right sees an informed public as a liability. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2025 Beyond the carnage, Israeli authorities also appear to be pursuing an expansionist ideological agenda long harbored by the country’s far right. Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025 From Portugal to Romania, once ostracized extremists on the far right are overtaking traditional conservative parties, much like the MAGA movement in the U.S. That has presented a crisis for centrist European governments whose populations for decades after World War II shunned far-right parties. Massimo Calabresi, Time, 24 July 2025

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 4 Sep. 2025.

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