right-wing
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- adjective
- /ˈraɪtˌwɪŋ/
- British politics used to have two big parties, the Conservatives or Tories, who were more right wing, and Labour who were more left wing.
- a right-wing party
- right-wing death squads
- left- and right-wing
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then one side, you know, calling me a right wing rioter, etcetera.
- And then one side, you know, calling me a right wing rioter, etcetera.
- And yet, for a few soulless right wing cable news husks, that's not enough.
- You go with the four, the more right wing person.
- And anyone who says it's not true is in this case not right wing.
- And so, yeah, I, I have seen this, that, oh, you're right wing and it's just used as a term of abuse.
- So you're saying that a lot of times mainstream media is also right wing media?
- But that used to be a left wing thing that did not used to be a right wing thing and it has become one.
- Because every country's leaders, whether they are right wing, left wing, they're all readjusting to what?
- She's a dyed in the wool conservative and, you know, big time Trump supporter, you know, as as right wing as you think that they come.
- Fella came in, still a good friend of mine to this day, worked down in Smithfield Meat Market and he was right wing.
- Like, let's talk about the, you know, what role that sort of right wing, you know, bloodthirstiness has in our politics.
Examples
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Something similar is true in Europe as well, where the left is anemic and right-wing populist parties are on the move.
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So Trump wins the United States, Brexit happens in the UK, that's a right wing populist turn in Europe.
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And so this is not a, you know, a, a right wing view at all.
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But let me say once again that I am not right wing nor left wing.
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And this is sort of a right wing approach to thinking about social welfare, which says, look, you know, everybody should have equal opportunities.
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- These are right-wing conservatives.
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Scaife's foundation funds right-wing organizations from Accuracy in Media to Freedom House.
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If they have been involved in political activities, they have preferred different political subjects: right-wing, nationalistic, ultraconservative, or populist parties.
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In 2008, after 61 years of rule by the right-wing Colorado Party, just 2.6% of landowners owned 85.5% of the land.
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Many voters in the country are supporting right-wing candidates in the upcoming elections.
Synonyms
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Does not want big changes and likes traditional values
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Having conservative or traditional political views
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Having very strong right-wing political views that oppose social change
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Having conservative political ideas
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Not supporting liberal political ideas or policies
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Being slightly supportive of conservative political ideas
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Etymology
The word right-wing comes from the old way people sat in political meetings: supporters of the king or the old order sat on the right side, and wing means a 'side' or group. So right-wing now names the political 'side' that is more conservative, meaning people who want to keep things as they are and avoid fast change.