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Definition of "rightism" []

  • The ideology of the political right. (noun)
  • Belief in or support of the tenets of the political right. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rightism" in a sentence
  • "To the general charge of "rightism" was now added a new one of '' alliance with counter-revolutionary Trotskyism. ""
  • "Those of us who live in Florida know Rubio is a dangerous demagogue and narcissistic hypocrite whose radical rightism has left our state in shambles."
  • "He warned that the same forces have been trying to spoil the concept of federalism by gearing it towards rightism and racism."