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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In the middle is the Aura Phantasm version of the Vierres, and on the far right is the Gargoyle. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025 So Macron is caught in a political vise, with the far left calling for his resignation, the far right demanding a snap election and the mainstream left and right remain unable to reach consensus. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025 Political parties on the far left and far right celebrated Bayrou's defeat and said a replacement should be chosen from their ranks. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025 Bayrou also gambled by calling the confidence vote—a move that swiftly backfired as lawmakers on both the left and far right joined forces to topple his government and ratchet up pressure on Macron. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Some on the far right disseminated the footage and still images from it in order to further a clearly racist agenda. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 Slide it to the left to bring in fresh air while in fan-only mode, to the far right to exhaust inside air to the outdoors, or to the center position to recirculate the air. PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025 In August 2017, after attending the far right’s fatal Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Fuentes dropped out of college. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025 Research and empirical evidence from across Europe suggests that chasing the far right is a disastrous and self-defeating strategy. Jonathan Portes, Time, 26 Aug. 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 13 Sep. 2025.

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