right-wing

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

Wikipedia

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

1. (politics) politically in favor of preserving traditional social orders and heirarchies, and/or government non-interference in economic affairs

Antonyms

• left-wing

Hyponyms

• aristocratic
• authoritarian
• conservative
• monarchist
• reactionary
• theocratic

Related terms

• right wing

Translations

of the more conservative or reactionary faction of a party, etc.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 右派 (cmn) (yòupài), 右翼 (cmn) (yòuyì)

• Finnish: oikeisto- (fi), oikeistolainen (fi)
• French: droitier (fr), droit (fr)
• German: recht (de)

• Japanese: 右派 (ja) (うは, uha), 右翼 (ja) (うよく, uyoku)
• Latvian: labējs (lv)
• Portuguese: de direita (pt) m and f
• Russian: правый (ru) (právyj)