right wing

noun
1.
members of a conservative or reactionary political party, or those opposing extensive political reform.
2.
such a political party or a group of such parties.
3.
that part of a political or social organization advocating a conservative or reactionary position:
The union's right wing favored a moderate course of action.
Origin
1930-35
Related forms
right-wing, adjective
right-winger, noun
Examples from the web for right-wing
  • But they're opposed by right-wing parties that are having none of it.
  • Criminal gangs that have sprung from the remnants of right-wing paramilitary groups have also gone into mining.
  • right-wing economists will write about the inefficiency of government interventions.
  • Scholars, who are paid a minute fraction of what popular right-wing pundits earn, don't need to be paid to be curious.
  • Would that they were as vigorous in pursuit of right-wing terrorism.
  • But some right-wing bloggers have heard enough already.
  • It is only a small group of noisy right-wing iconoclasts who continue to dissent not on the basis of science, but on politics.
  • On the other hand, it punishes welfare recipients, something that's always good for a round of applause from right-wing audiences.
  • The right-wing propaganda machine that has snowed you under, that's where.
  • It will be something that right-wing news outlets will either downplay or credit to the last president.
British Dictionary definitions for right-wing

right wing

noun
1.
(often capitals) the conservative faction of an assembly, party, etc
2.
the part of an army or field of battle on the right from the point of view of one facing the enemy
3.
  1. the right-hand side of the field of play from the point of view of a team facing its opponent's goal
  2. a player positioned in this area in any of various games
  3. the position occupied by such a player
adjective
4.
of, belonging to, or relating to the right wing
Derived Forms
right-winger, noun
Word Origin and History for right-wing

right wing

n.

1570s of armies; from 1882 in football; 1905 in the political sense (cf. left wing). Right-winger attested by 1919 in U.S. politics, 1895 in sports.

right-wing in Culture

right-wing definition


A descriptive term for conservative or reactionary political views, particularly those supporting the current social order or calling for a return to an earlier order. Right-wing groups are sometimes known collectively as the Right. (Compare left-wing.)

right-wing definition


A descriptive term for an individual or a political faction that advocates very conservative policies. Right-wing groups generally support free enterprise. In the United States, the right wing generally argues for a strong national defense program and opposes federal involvement in promoting social welfare. (Compare left-wing.)

Note: Although both major political parties in the United States have right-wing factions, right-wing policies are usually associated with the Republican party.