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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The 2021 study Mapping Discord’s Darkside, published in the journal New Media & Society, shows that despite marketing efforts to distance itself from the far right, Discord hosts thousands of servers associated with neo-Nazi, misogynistic, racist, transphobic and conspiratorial discourse. Arthur Coelho Bezerra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025 Light projection is increasingly being used as a form of protest by both the far right and the left. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 May 2025 The Heritage Foundation, the far right think tank that helped to produce Project 2025, has contended that Trump's efforts are essential and fast action can make the government more efficient. Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025 DeSantis had, apparently, figured out a way to stuff Make America Great Again into a sleeker, less objectionable package, one that appealed to both traditional Republican business interests and the newly influential far right. Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025 Despite what the word evokes in history, panzer references are not common on the far right, Beirich told me. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025 In the minds of those on the far right, what’s at stake are their traditional values, gun ownership and individual rights. Art Jipson, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025 Instead of the end-of-history triumphalism emanating from more mainstream quarters, thinkers on the far right warned about the persistence of big states and public spending. Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 At home, his platform is standard fare for the far right: stricter immigration laws, fewer social benefits for noncitizens and limits on dual nationals holding sensitive public jobs. Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 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 22 May. 2025.

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