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rightist

rightist

4 7.2
A person who supports conservative political ideas
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪtɪst/
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  • During the election, the rightist candidates proposed policies aimed at reducing taxes and increasing military spending.
  • labeled a rightist
  • rightist and a leftist

Examples

  • Koizumi also attracted support from many rightists within and outside the LDP.

    Academic text (2002)

  • There was a time when European rightists rejected freedom; their conversion to modern democracy came only gradually.

    Academic text (1992)

  • "The next day my speech was on the front page of the paper, and I was labeled a rightist.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Yes, he was a states rightist and a unionist.

  • Question: How can you now tell the difference between a leftist and a rightist?

    Academic text (1990)

  • Unfortunately, many of the people who offered suggestions were labeled "rightist" and they were criticized for their remarks.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Anticommunists and communists, leftists, centrists, and rightists all need the specter of communism.

    Academic text (1990)

  • As a rightist, she firmly believes in traditional family values and fiscal conservatism.

  • Many rightists took to the streets to rally for their party's platform on economic reform.

Synonyms

Conservative
vsrightist
  • UK
453 3.7

A person who supports the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom

covers anyone with conservative views beyond party membership
right-winger
vsrightist
30 5.4

A person who supports conservative or traditional political ideas

includes people who hold conservative views without formal membership
neoconservative
vsrightist
  • Literature
11 8.8

A person who supports strong government, military action abroad and traditional social values

holds conservative views without the specific foreign policy focus
Reaganite
vsrightist
  • Literature
3 7.9

A person who supports Ronald Reagan's conservative policies

supports conservative views in general rather than that leader's policies
phalangist
vsrightist
1 9.9

A person who supports a right-wing political group in Spain or Lebanon

shares conservative views but without ties to that specific party
extreme right-winger
vsrightist
1 8.4

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

supports conservative views but not necessarily in extreme form
anti-liberal
vsrightist
7.8

A person who does not support liberal political ideas or policies

supports conservative views rather than merely opposing liberalism

Antonyms

leftist
63 3.5

A person who supports more social equality and government help in the economy

How Right-wing

extremist
  • Literature
186 6.9
hard right
  • Literature
8 7.9
right-winger
30 5.4
rightist
4 7.2
centrist
24 4.2

Surface Forms

rightist singular
rightists plural

Morphology

rightist = right (transparent) = right + ist

Formed by adding the agentive/affiliative suffix '-ist' to the noun 'right', yielding 'a supporter of the political right' or 'relating to the political right'.

Etymology

The word rightist comes from the political use of right. During the French Revolution, people who supported the king sat on the right side of the meeting, so a rightist is a person who supports 'conservative' ideas and policies.