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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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 Formed in opposition to 20th-century reforms, SSPX has long maintained ties to Europe’s far right, and has grown its US footprint in recent years. Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 2 July 2026 Is that rocket ship at the far right blasting off toward Mars? Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026 Although there are circumstantial reasons why the surveys are being published now, Dack believes that the current wave of historical reckoning also functions as a civic and institutional backlash to the political rise of the far right. Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 As a result, the far right has polarized what should be a nuanced debate, in much the same way that some American conservatives turned masking into a form of political sorting. Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The defendant described himself as an ex-Muslim who was highly critical of Islam, and on social media expressed support for the far right. ABC News, 26 June 2026 The far right and the far left now share the contempt and disdain for any thinking other than their own. Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 Brexit prefigured further crises of confidence in Western democracies that have led to the steady advance of the far right. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

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 5 Jul. 2026.

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