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rightist Definition

right·ist (rītist)

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.