rightist
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˈraɪtɪst/
:
derechista
- The rightist party's platform included tax cuts and increased military spending.
- rightist party
- rightist forces
- rightist regime
In Crimea, Vrango created a new government of South Russia in order to, as he put it, enact leftist policies with rightist hands.
- In Crimea, Vrango created a new government of South Russia in order to, as he put it, enact leftist policies with rightist hands.
Examples
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On these, as on many other issues, there are responsible leftist and rightist positions.
Academic text (1990) -
First, it suggests a rightist center of gravity in Polish political life.
Academic text (1990) -
Could we possibly call it extreme rightist or extreme right wing activity?
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Only a Democrat who employs rightist measures can get almost the whole.
Blog text (33) -
What's more, its creation threatened to fragment rightist political forces.
Academic text (2000) -
There was little by way of liberalism to resist the rise of rightist dictatorship.
Academic text (1999) -
Where it started out as a work of centrist reason, it slowly devolved into rightist propaganda.
Blog text (19) -
Most are in business or farming—professions that favor a conservative or rightist government—and most favor a secure political environment.
Academic text (1995) -
Although the loss of Guzman was a devastating blow, it strengthened UDI's image among rightist hardliners.
Academic text (2000) -
Many voters in the election identified themselves as rightist, favoring conservative policies.
Synonyms
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Having conservative or traditional political views
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4.9
Having conservative political views that support lower taxes and stricter immigration rules
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6.8
Having very strong right-wing political views that oppose social change
Being slightly supportive of conservative political ideas
Opposed to social or political change and wanting to return to older ways
Antonyms
How Right-wing
- Literature
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6.8
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4.9
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7.3
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4.6
- Informal
- US
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rightist comes from the political use of right and is used as an adjective to describe ideas or people. It means supporting 'conservative' policies, like preferring small government and traditional values.