right-winger
noun1
Government, Politics A person who belongs to the political right.
- Analyses that used to exist only in arcane feminist journals are now common among right wingers and are being institutionalized as law and public policy.1984 December 22, Gayle Rubin, “Censored: Anti-Porn Laws And Women's Liberation”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 23, page 8:
- The ruling led to calls from the right of the Conservative Party to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a prospect that has loomed over the government for months and has caused deep rifts between centrists and right-wingers in Britain’s ruling party.2023 November 15, Rob Picheta, “UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked by Supreme Court”, in CNN:
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A member of the right wing of a party or group.
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Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A winger who plays on the right.
- Related terms
- right wing, right-wing, wingnut