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rightist
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rahy
-tist
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right·ist
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tɪst
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adjective
(
sometimes initial capital letter
)
1.
of or pertaining to conservative or reactionary political views; noting or characteristic of the political Right.
noun
2.
a member or supporter of the political Right; conservative or reactionary.
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rightist
(ˈraɪtɪst)
—
adj
1.
of, tending towards, or relating to the political right or its principles; conservative, traditionalist, or reactionary
—
n
2.
a person who supports or belongs to the political right
'rightism
—
n
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