alt-right
An amorphous movement of right-wing white nationalists opposed to multiculturalism and…An amorphous movement of right-wing white nationalists opposed to multiculturalism and egalitarianism by race and sex, mostly active on the Internet.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)An amorphous movement of right-wing white nationalists opposed to multiculturalism and egalitarianism by race and sex, mostly active on the Internet.
alternative Rechte, alt-right
альтернативные правыеalʹternativnyje pravyje, альт-правыеalʹt-pravyje, альт-райтalʹt-rajt
альтернативні правіalʹternatyvni pravi, альт-правіalʹt-pravi
(countable, rare)A member of the alt-right; an alt-righter.
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Origin
Abbreviation of alternative right, equivalent to alt- + right, due to it being an alternatAbbreviation 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.
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