right-winger
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Definition
- Noun:
- A member of a right-wing political party: A person who belongs to or supports a political group characterized by conservative or reactionary views, often emphasizing tradition, limited government intervention, and free-market principles.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The new policy was strongly endorsed by every right-winger in the parliament.
- As a committed right-winger, she advocated for lower taxes and a strong national defense.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in a broader, sometimes figurative sense to describe a person with very traditional or conservative views in any field, not strictly politics.
- On the issue of artistic expression, he's a real right-winger, preferring classical forms over modern experiments.
Variants and Related Words
- Right-wing (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of a right-winger or right-wing politics.
- The newspaper has a clear right-wing editorial stance.
- Rightism (noun): The principles or policies of the right wing.
Synonyms
- Conservative: A person who is averse to change and holds traditional values.
- Reactionary: A person who holds political views that favor a return to a previous state of affairs.
Related Phrases
- On the right: Belonging to or supporting the right-wing section of a political spectrum.
- Most of his supporters are firmly on the right.
Noun
- a member of a right wing political party