ultraright
adjective
ul·tra·right
ˌəl-trə-ˈrīt 
: having or supporting extreme right-wing political policies and positions : of, relating to, or characterized by ultrarightism
ultraright voters/views
an ultraright group
ultraright
noun
members of the ultraright
Examples of ultraright in a Sentence
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Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.
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Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.
—New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021
Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.
—New York Times, 7 Apr. 2021
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First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
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“Ultraright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultraright. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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