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alt right

alt right is the alternative form of alt-right.

Meaning of alt-right

Noun

alt-right (countable and uncountable, plural alt-rights)

  1. (uncountable) An amorphous movement of right-wing white nationalists opposed to multiculturalism and egalitarianism by race and sex, mostly active on the Internet.
    • 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...2003 March 31, Andrew Reeves, “Re: VDI: William F. Buckley Jr.”, in soc.history.what-if (Usenet), retrieved 16 Nov 2016, message-ID <fd61b1a1.0303310802.1540fd2f@posting.google.com>
    Antonyms:
    alt-left
  2. (countable, rare) A member of the alt-right; an alt-righter.

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Forms of alt right

comparativemore alt right
superlativemost alt right

Questions about alt right

What is alt right the alternative form of?
Alt right is the alternative form of alt-right.

Words near alt right in the dictionary

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  9. alt text
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