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right⋅ism

  [rahy-tiz-uhm]
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–noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
1. conservatism, esp. in politics.
2. reactionary principles, attitudes, or behavior.
Origin:
1935–40; right + -ism
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right·ism also Right·ism   (rī'tĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The ideology of the political right.

  2. Belief in or support of the tenets of the political right.

right'ist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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