right-winger

noun

Definition of right-wingernext
as in conservative
a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are a staunch right-winger who opposes, on principle, government social programs

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Recent Examples of right-winger Cleaning up the courts So the next justice will likely be a right-winger, too. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026 Bass’ absence from the city soon caught the eye of right-wingers, with Spencer Pratt, who ran against her in the nonpartisan primary election, and Steve Hilton, who is running for governor, among those critiquing her. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Alex Freeman is a 21-year-old right-winger for Villarreal in Spain's La Liga. — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 May 2026 Gratified right-wingers closely examined the charges and pointed to the prosecution as validation of their belief that conservative Christians across America are being oppressed by violent left-leaning protesters. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 Baehr, a right-winger in soccer, scored six goals and had eight assists in her senior season. — Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 For decades, right-wingers have put all things PBS on the chopping block to save money, or make way to fund other items that politicians value more. — Tommy Foltz, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
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conservative
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  • Eventually, the conservatives succeeded; the denomination finally divided in a schism in 2024, with more than seventy-six hundred congregations leaving to join a conservative Global Methodist Church.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Graham has framed her outsider status as an asset, while pointing to Trump's support as one of the key reasons conservatives should support her bid for a full term.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
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