rightist

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English

Etymology

From right +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪtɪst/
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Noun

rightist (plural rightists)

  1. One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.
    Synonym: right-winger
    Coordinate terms: centrist, leftist
    • 2017, Robert M Sapolsky, Behave:
      To summarize: on the average, rightists are made more anxious by ambiguity and have a stronger need for closure, dislike novelty, are more comforted by structure and hierarchy, more readily perceive circumstances as threatening, and are more parochial in their empathy.
  2. (in combination) One who supports the rights of a specified group.
    an animal rightist

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Adjective

rightist (comparative more rightist, superlative most rightist)

  1. Of or pertaining to the political right.
    • 2000 February 28, James V. Grimaldi, “Hearsay: The Lawyer's Column; Keeping Up With the Gundersons”, in The Washington Post‎:
      Hearsay even got "freeped." "Freepers," followers of a rightist Web site called Free Republic, orchestrated a "Freeper Call to Action."

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