"New Right" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the New Right [canonical]
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  1. Various right-wing political groups or policies in different countries:
    (US politics) A conservative political movement formed during the 1960s and 1970s in response to the liberalism of the New Left.
    Tags: US
    Sense id: en-New_Right-en-name-rJE9ti8w Categories (other): US politics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 23 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 23 25 Topics: government, politics
  2. Various right-wing political groups or policies in different countries:
    (UK politics, historical) A strand of conservatism influenced by Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, committed to economic liberalism as well as being socially conservative.
    Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-New_Right-en-name-AvjnpSyL Categories (other): UK politics, Conservatism, Nationalism Disambiguation of Conservatism: 6 74 19 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 19 62 19 Topics: government, politics
  3. Various right-wing political groups or policies in different countries:
    (European politics) The European New Right.
    Tags: European Derived forms: New Righter Related terms: neoconservatism, New Left, Old Right
    Sense id: en-New_Right-en-name-qPaj6hGc Categories (other): European politics Topics: government, politics
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