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

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Their adventures, including an epic escape by boat that involved a far right deputy, Aymeric Chauprade, a former European Parliament assistant, Pierre Malinowski, and an aviation security expert, Christophe Naudin, have now gone fully viral across the globe thanks to the documentary series. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 June 2025 The juror, a 41-year-old Black male who works in communications at a correctional facility, sits in the front row on the far right, facing the parties. Nbc News, NBC news, 16 June 2025 These are conspiracies that drift back and forth from far right to far left. Literary Hub, 12 June 2025 The Orion constellation is at the bottom left, while Jupiter is just left of the center and Venus is on the far right. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 June 2025 Rising parties of the far right, including the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, and the National Rally in France, reflect the anger of Europeans who feel invisible, isolated, poorer, and ignored by urban elites, just like their counterparts in America. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 8 May 2025 In an article on the rise of the far right, a veteran New Yorker journalist suggested that men like Spencer were living in an alternate reality where white Americans faced imminent extinction, the South was preparing to secede, and Donald Trump was going to be president. Deborah Baker june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025 Meanwhile, a German court ruled that Berlin’s effort to turn asylum seekers away at the border was unlawful, a blow to government efforts to fend off a challenge from the far right. Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 3 June 2025 Algeria occupies a special place in the imagination of Le Pen and the French far right. Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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