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

The difficulties facing two of Europe’s leading far right figures underscored right-wing movements’ failure to coalesce behind their sizable polling advantages. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

Le Pen reaches the presidential runoff for a second consecutive time, winning more than 41% of the vote against Macron — the strongest showing ever for France’s far right in that election. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

Right-of-center justices formed coalitions Roman Martinez, a partner at Latham & Watkins who has argued 16 cases before the justices, said there’s no question the court is highly polarized, especially on the far right and left sides. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Is that rocket ship at the far right blasting off toward Mars? — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for far right

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight