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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Sick families, mostly Mennonite, sit in a makeshift waiting room on the far left, and Dr. Ben Edwards is at a table on the far right. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025 On the far right is the other extreme, called Indifference. Brenda Abdilla, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 On top of that, many of the metrics where eastern Germany still lags behind the western part are the very factors that make voters more likely to vote for the far right, Mr. Höhne said. Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 On the far right, there is the Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD), which is second in national polls. Simmone Shah, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025 Germany’s political and economic impasse need not result in a future defined by the far right. Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025 At the far right, the silhouette of a white dove taking flight appears. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025 This marked the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a majority was achieved with the help of the far right. Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025 The world’s third largest economy goes to the polls Sunday under the shadow of unusually brusque interventions from the Trump administration in support of the anti-immigration far right. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 22 Feb. 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 23 Mar. 2025.

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