hard right

English

Noun

hard right (uncountable)

  1. (politics) Synonym of far right.
    • 2018 July 18, Owen Jones, “The hard right can only be defeated from the left, not from the centre”, in The Guardian[1]:
      The Tory hard right is in the ascendancy, and a fascist street movement – led by convicted fraudster Tommy Robinson – represents a growing threat.
    • 2025 September 23, “Six books to read to understand Europe’s hard right”, in The Economist[2], →ISSN:
      The hard right is on the march in Europe. The Alternative for Germany, a party declared extremist by domestic spooks, scored a record result in a national election in February.

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