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rightist

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right⋅ist

  [rahy-tist]
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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.
Origin:
1935–40; right + -ist
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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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