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right wing

adj, noun — 6 senses

right-wing

adjalso spelled right-wing

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

1

Government, Politics Of a view, group, or ideology: emphasizing conservatism, traditional values, free-market capitalism, and limited government intervention.

  • It should be noted that there is now no intelligentsia that is not in some sense "Left". Perhaps the last right-wing intellectual was T. E. Lawrence. Since about 1930 everyone describable as an “intellectual” has lived in a state of chronic discontent with the existing order.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:
  • From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified.2007 July 13, Kyle Whitmire, “Suit in U.S. Over Murders in Colombia”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021:
Derived terms
reich-wing, right-wing populism, right-wing socialism, RWNJ
Related terms
right wing, right-winger

right wing

noun
1

The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair

  • Use one strand of Light Yellow floss to make little fly stitches in the bee's right wing. Use Taupe floss to backstitch the bee's body. Use one strand of Taupe floss and a straight stitch to make the bee's legs.2020 September 1, Meg Hawkey, Blooms and Blossoms: Sweet Stitcheries Picked from Nature, Martingale, →ISBN, page 61:

› The wing on the right side of some body…

2

Government, Politics The more right-wing faction of a group or party.

  • Sunak seems so scared of his party's swivel-eyed right wing that he has been panicked into focusing all new legislation on perceived 'red meat' issues which he hopes the Tory right will support.2023 May 31, Nigel Harris, “Comment: GBR now! We have no Plan B”, in RAIL, number 984, page 3:
3

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The right-hand side of a sports field.

4

Government, Military, Politics, War The rightward thrusting force of an advancing army.

  • Only make the right wing strong.
5

Hobbies, Ice hockey, Lifestyle, Skating, Sports The offensive player who plays to the center's right.

Antonyms
left wing
Related terms
right-wing, right-winger

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for right-wing and right wing.