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right

369 4.6
People or parties who support conservative views
  • noun
  • /raɪt/
: derecha
  • The Alt Right, the Far Right, you can call us whatever you want, we're deadly serious about seizing power, about changing society completely.
  • the political right
  • right-wing
  • the far right

than those on the right of the political spectrum.

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Examples

  • And yet, it is the right that has been consistently gaining political power.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A lot of them have switched to the far right Afd party.

  • The further toward the right you are, the less he likes you.

  • And let's say that people on the far right were really angry about that.

  • The swing to the right has gone so far that there must be a change.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Fox News, which would go on to become the number one news station in the United States and swing America even more to the right.

  • OK, so today we're talking about the resurgent right in the West.

  • You'll find I'm to the right of the pope on most of these issues.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The four justices on the right with their hands up voted to legalize abortion, while the three on the left, including Chief Justice Burger, were supporting life.

  • The Christian right has gained influence in recent elections.

Synonyms

right wing
vsright
202 3.8

People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change

focuses specifically on political parties and politics rather than broader policy areas

Antonyms

245 4.2

Supporting social equality and change to help more people

Idioms

all right
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

To show agreement or acceptance at the start of a sentence

915 1.0

Without any delay

312 1.0

To emphasize that something is certainly true

right on
  • Informal
245 7.0

Exactly correct in what someone says

damn right
  • NSFW
130 8.5

Say this to show you strongly agree with something

right on
  • Archaic
84 7.7

A strong informal shout that shows agreement

Thinking and acting in a sensible, normal way

You are making good progress toward the right result

Having good intentions even if not perfect

46 1.2

At exactly the planned time

35 7.3

A punishment that someone deserves because of their own wrong actions

33 4.5

Thinking clearly and acting responsibly

right all along
  • Informal
27 5.0

To be correct from the start when others doubted

Being where luck gives you the best chance to do well

22 5.4

To have good intentions even if not always successful

by right
  • Formal
20 4.8

According to the law or what is fair

16 6.5

To tell someone they are correct

To be important or good without help from someone else

If the cost is fair, someone will buy or accept it

she'll be right
  • Australian
14 9.9

Everything will be fine

Thinking and acting in a sensible, normal way

Thinking clearly and acting sensibly

Start to behave properly and follow rules

3 9.1

Showing poor judgment or not thinking clearly

Perfect for someone because of their interests or skills

Make someone feel or act in the way you want

1 5.1

A place to the right of the stage where actors wait out of view of the audience

Having value or status on its own, not because of someone else

right smart
  • Informal
1 9.6

Fairly large in amount or degree

right smart
  • Informal
1 9.9

To a large degree

1 6.6

To get a bad result you deserve because of what you did

Perfect for someone's tastes, interests, or abilities

7.5

A right that comes from a person's official job

8.8

Feeling very proud and happy about what you did

8.4

A situation with things all over and people confused

Looks messy or chaotic and is not in order

Happens openly without people nearby noticing

Make yourself look good to other people

Compounds

∞ 1.0

Feeling healthy or good enough to use

514 3.1

A right the law gives people to be treated equally and have basic freedoms

459 2.8

A basic freedom or protection every person should have

227 1.0

The part of the body on the right side that you use to hold things and write

202 3.8

People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change

145 1.0

In a good enough way

94 4.1

A right that a country's most important law gives and protects, for example free speech

right to vote
  • Formal
71 2.3

The legal permission to vote in an election

legal right
  • Formal
63 3.2

Something a person can do or have because the law allows it

58 3.3

Official permission to vote in elections and group decisions

right to life
  • Formal
52 4.1

A rule that says no one should kill another person

51 3.5

A trusted helper who works closely with a leader

49 1.3

On or toward the right side

44 1.0

The place at your right side when you face forward

property right
  • Specialized
43 4.6

Legal permission to control things like land or inventions

religious right
  • Literature
36 6.1

A political group in the United States that wants laws to follow conservative religious beliefs

36 2.9

An area on the right side of the outfield from the batter's view in baseball

36 4.6

Freedom from other people entering your personal life without permission

35 2.8

Made to be used with the right hand

32 5.4

A person who supports conservative or traditional political ideas

fundamental right
  • Specialized
31 3.3

A basic freedom that the law protects and guarantees to people

A person who helps a leader and is trusted with important work

26 3.5

A right for someone accused of a crime to have a lawyer, including a free one if they cannot pay

right-down
  • Informal
19 7.2

Shows that something is completely bad

right angle
  • Specialized
18 2.4

An angle of 90 degrees made when two lines join to form a corner

17 6.3

Correct enough to be useful

right brain
  • Specialized
17 5.6

Part of the brain that controls the left side of the body and helps with creativity and understanding space

exclusive right
  • Specialized
17 7.1

Permission that only one person or group can use

14 6.1

A right given by a court to see a child you do not live with

14 7.5

Completely correct and in line with modern social values

right of way
  • Formal
13 4.9

Permission to pass through someone else's land

12 5.3

At the extreme right side of a page or screen

11 3.8

A baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand

11 3.2

Placed so the top part faces up

hard right
  • Literature
11 7.9

A very conservative group in a political party

water right
  • Specialized
10 5.7

Permission from the law to use water from a river or lake

8 5.8

A right under the law to be left alone and not have personal matters made public

8 5.0

A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control

A player who plays on the right side of the outfield and catches balls hit there

An understanding of what is right and wrong that guides a person's actions

8 3.9

A rule that lets one vehicle go before others at a crossing

7 8.6

A belief that a king or queen rules because God chose them and people must obey

Miss Right
  • Informal
5 6.7

A woman who is the perfect partner for a romantic relationship

5 7.9

A very large whale with baleen that lives in cold coastal waters and is endangered

right hemisphere
  • Specialized
5 4.5

The half of the brain on the right that controls the left side and helps with visual and creative thinking

stage right
  • Jargon
5 3.4

The right side of a stage as a person facing the audience sees it

patent right
  • Specialized
4 5.2

A legal right that lets an inventor stop others from making, using, or selling an invention for a set time

right ventricle
  • Specialized
4 4.6

The lower part of the heart on the right that pumps blood to the lungs

4 4.8

Fair treatment in court and under the law

right atrium
  • Specialized
3 4.1

The top right part of the heart that receives blood without oxygen from the body

right ascension
  • Specialized
3 9.4

An object's eastward angle along the sky's equator used to find its position, shown in hours

Freedom to try to find a happy and satisfying life

3 3.4

A person who mainly uses their right hand for tasks

right triangle
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A triangle with one angle equal to 90 degrees

A right to question people who say you did something wrong in a criminal trial

A woman who helps a leader closely and can be trusted

A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter with their right hand

1 3.6

Having a corner that forms 90 degrees, like a square corner

A political idea that kings get their power from God and are not controlled by their people

1 8.1

A married person's legal claim to live with and be close to their partner

A triangle with one angle of 90 degrees

A person with very strict traditional political views who strongly opposes social change

Mister Right
  • Informal
1 6.7

A man who seems like the perfect romantic partner

1 8.4

A legal right to take someone to court

right coronary artery
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A blood vessel that carries blood to the right side of the heart

1 4.2

A player who attacks or defends on the right side in team sports

right stage
  • Jargon
1 6.8

The side of a stage on the actor's right when they face the audience

The outside of clothing or fabric faces outward

A preference for using the right hand for tasks like writing

1 7.0

An act that shows or shares someone's private information without permission and breaks the law

A legal promise that a person charged with a crime gets a quick, public court hearing by a jury

1 6.8

Permission by law to go into or take control of property

1 7.2

A law that lets a person run in an election

How Right-wing

far-right
  • Literature
63 6.8
reactionary
13 8.6
right
369 4.6
center
  • US
55 5.1

Surface Forms

right singular
rights plural

Etymology

Right for the political group comes from the habit of supporters sitting on the 'right' in assemblies, so 'the Right' now names people or parties with conservative beliefs.