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rightism

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right·ism also Right·ism  (rtzm)
n.
1. The ideology of the political right.
2. Belief in or support of the tenets of the political right.

rightist n.
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Noun1.rightism - the ideology of the political right; belief in or support of the tenets of the political right
ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
Translations
rightism [ˈraɪtɪzəm] N (Pol) → derechismo m


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He distinguishes between two types of conservatives: aggressive conservatism, which has ideological and strategic systems and fights back against the trend toward a weaker state, and extreme rightism, which totally dismisses the idea of contributing to the international community and promotes discriminatory attitudes toward other nationalities.
 
 
 
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