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right wing

Syllabification: (right wing)
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Definition of right wing

noun

(the right wing)
  • 1the conservative or reactionary section of a political party or system.
    [with reference to the National Assembly in France (1789–91), where the nobles sat to the president's right and the commons to the left]
  • 2the right side of a team on the field in soccer, rugby, and field hockey.
  • the right side of an army.

adjective

(right-wing)
  • conservative or reactionary:a right-wing Republican senator

Derivatives

right-winger

noun

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