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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesextrême droite
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛk.stʁɛm dʁwat
"La montée de l'extrême droite inquiète les observateurs politiques."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Belonging to or characteristic of the furthest right of the political spectrum, often associated with ultranationalism, nativism, and authoritarianism.
"The country has experienced a notable surge in extreme-right political activism over the past decade."
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The political groups or individuals who hold ultraconservative, nationalist, or fascist ideologies situated at the far end of the right-wing spectrum.
"Political analysts are closely monitoring the growing influence of the extreme-right in upcoming elections."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'extreme' (from Latin extremus, superlative of exter) and 'right' (referring to the traditional right-wing spectrum of politics, originating from the seating arrangements in the French National Assembly of 1789). The hyphenated compound emerged in political science and journalism during the 20th century to designate political factions positioned further to the right than mainstream conservative parties.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extreme-right" is said worldwide
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extrême droite
Transliteration: ɛk.stʁɛm dʁwat
"La montée de l'extrême droite inquiète les observateurs politiques."
extreme Rechte
Transliteration: ɛkˈstʁiːmə ˈʁɛçtə
"Die extreme Rechte versucht, Einfluss auf die Jugend zu gewinnen."
estrema destra
Transliteration: eˈstreːma ˈdestra
"Il partito appartiene all'area dell'estrema destra."
extrema derecha
Transliteration: eksˈtɾema deˈtɾe.tʃa
"El auge de la extrema derecha preocupa a varios gobiernos europeos."
extrema-direita
Transliteration: isˈtɾẽ.mɐ diˈɾej.tɐ
"Os movimentos de extrema-direita ganharam força nas últimas eleições."
सुदूर दक्षिणपंथी
Transliteration: sudur dakshinpanthi
"सुदूर दक्षिणपंथी विचारधारा यूरोप में फैल रही है।"
极右翼
Transliteration: jí yòuyì
"极右翼政党在选举中获得了更多议席。"
극우
Transliteration: geuk-u
"그 국가는 극우 세력의 부상으로 정치적 갈등을 겪고 있다."
極右
Transliteration: kyokuu
"その政治家は極右グループとの関係を否定した。"
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