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Definition of "rightist" [rightist]

  • One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right. (noun)

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Use "rightist" in a sentence
  • "Even the most fanatical rightist is realistic about all other theories of "rights" but his own."
  • "What mattered is that Stalin had proclaimed that ‘the Right deviation now represents the central danger’ to Communism and therefore anyone he called a rightist needed to go."
  • "He ordered that every student who had participated in the demonstration should be classified as a rightist."
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