the New Right
noun/ðə ˌnjuː ˈraɪt/
/ðə ˌnuː ˈraɪt/
[singular]- (in the US) politicians and political groups who support conservative social and political policies and religious ideas based on Christian fundamentalismCultureThe New Right has been the name since the 1980s for the US politicians who have been in favour of a return to states’ rights and traditional family values, and against abortion and equal rights for homosexuals. Their views have been supported by some fundamentalist religious groups. They helped to elect Presidents Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and George W Bush.
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