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Rightist

//ˈɹaɪtɪst// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the political right.

    "Hearsay even got "freeped." "Freepers," followers of a rightist Web site called Free Republic, orchestrated a "Freeper Call to Action.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    believing in or supporting tenets of the political right wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.

    "To summarize: on the average, rightists are made more anxious by ambiguity and have a stronger need for closure, dislike novelty, are more comforted by structure and hierarchy, more readily perceive circumstances as threatening, and are more parochial in their empathy."

  2. 2
    a member of a right wing political party wordnet
  3. 3
    One who supports the rights of a specified group. in-compounds

    "an animal rightist"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From right + -ist.

Etymology 2

From right + -ist.

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