rightist

UK /ˈɹaɪtɪst/ US /ˈɹaɪtɪst/
noun 2adj 1

Definitions

noun

1

One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.

To summarize: on the average, rightists are made more anxious by ambiguity and have a stronger need for closure, dislike novelty, are more comforted by structure and hierarchy, more readily perceive circumstances as threatening, and are more parochial in their empathy.

2

One who supports the rights of a specified group.

an animal rightist

adj

1

Of or pertaining to the political right.

Hearsay even got "freeped." "Freepers," followers of a rightist Web site called Free Republic, orchestrated a "Freeper Call to Action."

Whether a Hidalgo candidacy can galvanize the left and throw open an election in which Emmanuel Macron, the centrist president, and Marine Le Pen, the rightist candidate, remain favorites is unclear.

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