New Right

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

a group of conservatives whose views diverge from those of traditional conservatives, as in being more staunchly opposed to abortion or defense cuts.

New Right

noun

a range of radical right-wing groups and ideologies which advocate laissez-faire economic policies, anti-welfarism, and the belief in the rights of the individual over the common good

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Other Word Forms

New Rightist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of New Right¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

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He cautioned the court against adding a broad new right for parents and students to object to ideas or messages that offend them.

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It was also the week that Bill Kristol, onetime leading “New Right” intellectual, called for the abolition of ICE.

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A new right for additional time off work has also come into force for thousands of families whose babies need to be cared for in neonatal units.

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Rethinking the relationship between Europe, America and the rest of the world shouldn't be left to JD Vance and his buddies in the nationalist new right.

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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who fancies himself a New Right populist, warned the House against “severe cuts to Medicaid.”

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