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Old Right

Proper noun

Meaning

Old Right

(US, historical) A conservative political faction in the United States that opposed both New Deal domestic programs and US entry into World War II.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The Old Right sharply attacked the "Second New Deal" and said it represented class warfare and socialism. Source: Internet

Later, in the early 20th century, the mantle of anti-state liberalism was taken by the Old Right. Source: Internet

She was a Republican who was generally sympathetic to the foreign policy non-interventionism of the Old Right and a fan of Booker T. Washington 's self-help politics. Source: Internet

This induced the libertarian Old Right to split off from the right, and seek alliances with the (now left-wing) antiwar movement, and to start specifically libertarian organizations such as the (U. Source: Internet

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