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rightist

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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.

rightist
Adjective
of the political right or its principles
Noun
a supporter of the political right
rightism n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rightist - a member of a right wing political party
conservative, conservativist - a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
fascist - an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
monarchist, royalist - an advocate of the principles of monarchy
Tory - a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
Adj.1.rightist - believing in or supporting tenets of the political right
right - of or belonging to the political or intellectual right


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= this paragraph refers to controversies, before the French "July Revolution" of 1830, between rightist ("cote droit" = right side) legitimists, who read the official "Moniteur" newspaper and supported the absolutist Bourbon monarchy of King Charles X, and leftist ("cote gauche" = left side) liberals, who read "Le Temps" and argued for reform or revolution; "nothing good could come of Nazareth" = from the Bible, John, I, 46: "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth"}
 
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