New Right

American  

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

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

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New Right British  

noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• New Rightist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of New Right

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The political parties had never really tried to organize religious voters along partisan lines, but by 1980, New Right Republican strategists sensed a growing opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Back in the 1980s, the Reagan coalition was a fusion of free-market economics, cultural conservatism, anti-communism and international foreign affairs, says Laura K Field, author of Furious Minds: The Making of the Maga New Right.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Germany’s top security official, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, accused the so-called New Right of trying to combine “an intellectual and modern appearance” with continued hatred toward refugees and migrants.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

If you need the quick-and-dirty on Big Tech's preeminent New Right libertarian — and without a doubt the leading gay conservative of our time — look no further.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

Perhaps no group personified these developments better than the New Right.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2020