the far right

noun

: the group of people whose political views are the most conservative
His nomination is opposed by members of the far right.

Examples of the far right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Mainstream conservative parties across the 27-nation European Union, which are the European equivalent of America’s pre-Donald Trump Republicans, have increasingly been seeking to ward off the decline in their own support by tacking toward the policy agenda of the far right. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024 Flynn has emerged as a hero to the far right, and Trump has come to celebrate him again after initially distancing himself when he was forced out as national security adviser. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024 Across Europe, the far right is becoming the right, absent any compelling message from traditional conservative parties. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 5 May 2024 White nationalist controversies No Republican president has had a closer relationship with the far right than Trump, who has welcomed in fringe figures who would have been shunned by past campaigns and administrations. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024 The roots of anti-science slant of Trump and others on the far right isn’t hard to discern. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024 May 5, 2024 Jordan Bardella, 28, is the new face of the far right in France. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 5 May 2024 But Democrats say the move is more about beating back the far right than saving Johnson. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 7 May 2024 But in recent years, the far right has worked hard to amp up that fear that public schools are actually bad for kids, family and society. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024

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“The far right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20far%20right. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.

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