rightism
- noun
- /ˈraɪtɪzəm/
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derechismo
- Debates about rightism often center around its implications for social justice and economic reform.
Examples
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Khoklov, whose politics shaded toward Pamyat rightism with a mystical pan-Slavic spin, patted the granite base of the Obelisk with open pleasure.
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This policy of political "leftism" and economic "rightism" is riddled with inconsistencies.
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National Socialism was a distinct mutation of Rightism unlike anything seen before.
Blog text (28) -
There is no cryptically encoded rightism either in demon or in deconstruction.
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Like Daniels, Brownson fretted about Spiritualists’ commitment to free love, which he thought led to infidelity, bigamy, and “woman's-rightism.”
Academic text (2018) -
Many politicians openly support rightism as a means to preserve traditional values in society.
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The rise of rightism in recent elections reflects a growing preference for conservative policies among voters.
Synonyms
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A belief in keeping traditional values and avoiding quick change
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People who support conservative political, social, and economic ideas and little change
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A belief that supports traditional institutions and values and opposes rapid social or political change
A preference for traditional values and slow political or social change
A political belief in tradition and slow change
A way of thinking that supports conservative political ideas
Antonyms
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Support for political ideas that want a more equal society and government help in the economy
Compounds
How Right-wing
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rightism comes from right, which was the 'right' side where people who wanted to keep old ways sat in political meetings, plus the ending -ism, which means 'belief' or 'movement'. So, rightism is support for conservative or traditional ideas.