rightward

adjective or adverb right·ward \ ˈrīt-wərd \

|Updated on: 7 Jun 2018

Definition of rightward

: being at, toward, or to the right

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Recent Examples of rightward from the Web

Now 85, Ginsburg is viewed by liberals, anxious about her advanced age and the rightward drift of the court, as a champion of the left, a bastion of resistance whose absence will be a loss for progress.

— michael o’sullivan, kansascity, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg reigns supreme in ‘RBG’ documentary | The Kansas City Star," 10 May 2018
The election extended the Colorado Party’s dominance in Paraguayan politics and solidified the rightward political shift in South America.

— New York Times, "His Father Aided a Dictator. Paraguay Elected Him President.," 22 Apr. 2018
Now 85, Ginsburg is viewed by liberals, anxious about her advanced age and the rightward drift of the court, as a champion of the left, a bastion of resistance whose absence will be a loss for progress.

— washington post, BostonGlobe.com, "Documentary casts Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a judicial ‘rock star’," 30 Apr. 2018
Earlier signs of a rightward shift were reinforced particularly as the majority shielded foreign corporations from certain lawsuits over human rights abuses.

— joan biskupic, CNN, "Conservatives exert new control over Supreme Court," 24 Apr. 2018
So long as Israel continues its rightward drift, incidents like this will almost certainly become more and more common.

— zack beauchamp, Vox, "How Natalie Portman became the latest Israel-Palestine flashpoint," 23 Apr. 2018
Sunday is election day in Chile and another rightward shift is expected in South America with billionaire conservative businessman Sebastian Pinera tipped to make a comeback as president.

— justin villamil, Houston Chronicle, "Will Mexico's presidential election undo energy market reforms?," 16 Apr. 2018
While Brady symbolizes the Chamber of Commerce wing of the GOP, a handful of Texans in the Freedom Caucus represent a group that has been able to exert more rightward pressure on Ryan and his predecessor, former Speaker John Boehner.

— kevin diaz and bill lambrecht, San Antonio Express-News, "Ryan’s departure from the House sets off a scramble in GOP ranks," 11 Apr. 2018
For people consuming rightward media, truth is not the stuff of fact checks and scientific method.

— lee drutman, New Republic, "Learning to Trust Again," 23 Feb. 2018

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