rightist Definition
right·ist (rīt′ist)
noun
a person whose political position is conservative or reactionary; member of the right
adjective
conservative or reactionary
rightist Related Forms
right′·ism′ noun
rightist Usage Examples
Converse of object
have: And he has American rightists accusing him of " Jew-hatred " for the benefit of audiences whom he may never address.
Adjective modifier
European: What seems to unite the European far rightists and the Iraqis are their common anti-Semitic and anti-American sentiments.
Modifies a noun
- group: Weakness of police with dealing with rightist groups explained.
- party: The FE maintained good relations with other rightist parties.
- element: The more conscious, i.e. , the rightist elements, acting behind the scenes, wanted the restoration of the bourgeois regime.
- deviation: On 9th March 1955, the Central Committee of the Hungarian Workers Party condemned Nagy for " rightist deviation " .
- leader: In 1936 rightist leaders began to plot another coup.
- version: It was integral to certain rightist versions of Christianity.
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