right-wing

See also: rightwing and right wing

English

Etymology

From the seating arrangement in the French parliament after the French Revolution.

Adjective

right-wing (comparative more right-wing, superlative most right-wing)

(politics) Of political ideologies: opposing political and social equality, especially conservative, traditional and/or reactionary politics.

Synonyms

conservative (particularly US, Canada and UK)

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Translations

resisting political change

Chinese:
Mandarin: 右派 (zh) (yòupài), 右翼 (zh) (yòuyì)
Czech: pravicový
Dutch: rechts (nl)
Finnish: oikeisto- (fi), oikeistolainen (fi)
French: droitier (fr), droit (fr)
German: recht (de)
Greek: δεξιός (el) (dexiós)

Japanese: 右派 (ja) (うは, uha), 右翼 (ja) (うよく, uyoku)
Latvian: labējs
Portuguese: de direita m or f
Romanian: de dreapta
Russian: пра́вый (ru) (právyj)
Swedish: höger- (sv)
Thai: ฝ่ายขวา (th) (fàai-kwǎa)

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