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rightist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹaɪtɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree English right Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rightist From right + -ist.

Meanings

  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." 2000 February 28, James V. Grimaldi, “Hearsay: The Lawyer's Column; Keeping Up With the Gundersons”, in The Washington Post:
    • Whether a Hidalgo candidacy can galvanize the left and throw open an election in which Emmanuel Macron, the centrist president, and Marine Le Pen, the rightist candidate, remain favorites is unclear. 2021 September 2, Roger Cohen, “The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2021:

Forms

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most rightist Degree=Sup lexicographic
more rightist Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (2)

hu jobbos (pertaining to the political right) · hu jobboldali (pertaining to the political right)

rightist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɹaɪtɪst/

Etymology

Etymology tree English right Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English rightist From right + -ist.

Meanings

  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. 2017, Robert M Sapolsky, Behave:
  2. (in-compounds) One who supports the rights of a specified group.
    • an animal rightist

Forms

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rightists Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

centrist · leftist

Deriveds

far rightist · far-rightist · alt-rightist · human-rightist · ultrarightist · antirightist · civil rightist

Synonyms

right-winger

Translations (24)

ka მემარჯვენე (supporter of the political right) · nl rechtser (supporter of the political right) · tr sağcı (supporter of the political right) · hu jogvédő (supporter of the rights of a group) · nl rechtse (supporter of the political right) · de Rechter (supporter of the political right) · bg десничар (supporter of the political right) · es derechista (supporter of the political right) · cs pravičák (supporter of the political right) · kk оңшыл (supporter of the political right) · fi oikeistolainen (supporter of the political right) · hu jobboldali (supporter of the political right) · de Rechte (supporter of the political right) · hu jobbos (supporter of the political right) · hi दक्षिणपंथी (supporter of the political right) · cmn 右派 (supporter of the political right) · da højreorienteret (supporter of the political right) · fi oikeusaktivisti (supporter of the rights of a group) · pt direitista (supporter of the political right) · fi oikeuksien puolustaja (supporter of the rights of a group) · az sağçı (supporter of the political right) · fa راستگرا (supporter of the political right) · ca dretà (supporter of the political right) · ca dretana (supporter of the political right)