rightist:
(also ‘right-winger’or ‘the right’; plural: ‘rightists‘; opposite word: leftist; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
‘right-wing’ or ‘the right’ in this context = the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system… the centralised political power in the hands of some political leaders
a person who belongs to or supports the political ‘right’;
a conservative;
a reactionary,
e.g.
James does not admit that he is a rightist for fear of being misunderstood as the one who supports capitalism.
Political experts often agree that most politicians are not sure if they are rights, leftists or centrists, but go along with their party policies and accept being called what their higher-ups like to call them.
Some sections of the media are in the opinion that European rightists have anti-semitic and anti-American sentiments that make them unite with Iraqis!
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