Alt-right

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An amorphous movement of right-wing white nationalists opposed to multiculturalism and egalitarianism by race and sex, mostly active on the Internet. uncountable

    "So a right without a Buckley will probably be smaller, and uglier to boot. I would expect this alt-right to be a lot more vigorously opposed to the civil rights movement than OTL's. It will also be much less relevant, and probably not snag a certain Californian actor. I predict, then, that America, on the whole, looks a bit more like a Western European social democracy, but with a right wing that looks (hmm...thinking...) well, looks almost fascist."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of alt-right. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    A member of the alt-right; an alt-righter. countable, rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the alt-right.

Synonyms

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alternative right

Example

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"The alt-right exists on one end of the political spectrum."

Etymology

Abbreviation of alternative right, equivalent to alt- + right, due to it being an alternative to conventional American right-wing and Republican ideologies. The word took its current meaning from a website called 'Alternative Right' created by Richard Spencer and Colin Liddell in 2010, being used only sporadically prior to 2010. The word became prominent in 2015 with the rise of Donald Trump. In 2025, the beginning of Trump's second term, many formerly distinctive alt-right positions have merged into the mainstream right.

Related phrases

alt-lightalt-righteralt-rightistalt-tech

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