labējs

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Latvian

Etymology

From labs (good; right, right-hand side) +‎ -ējs.

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Adjective

labējs (definite labējais, comparative labējāks, superlative vislabējākais, adverb labēji)

  1. (politics) right-wing, conservative (opposed to progressive, left-wing politics)
    labējais novirziens partijāright-wing current, tendency in the party
    labējo uzskatu aizstāvisdefender of right-wing views
    labējo uzstāšanās parlamentāright-wing speeches in parliament
    Romai labējs mērsRome (has) a right-wing mayor
    es arī esmu labējs un konservatīvsI am also right-wing and conservative

Usage notes

This adjective is generally used in its definite forms (labējais, labējā, etc.). The indefinite forms do occur, though, especially as predicates after the verb būt (to be) (see examples above).

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