as in conservatives
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-wingers
When left- and right-wingers agree that the United States is unrepresentative, that represents a mandate for disruption—from Trump in 2024 to Mamdani in 2025.
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Will Johnson, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk alone has dropped the word more than 30 times on his X account since early 2024, while Joe Rogan has said that its return represents an important win for right-wingers.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2025
Young right-wingers came of age believing strength is being crass, in your face, pushing boundaries.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Monster has debuted into this very fraught political moment where, despite no evidence showing a link between violence and transness, right-wingers have gone to great pains to paint almost every mass shooter who makes front page news as trans in hopes of stripping trans people of their rights.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Naturally, some right-wingers were up in arms about the pick.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
On a Disney movie such as Snow White, which had its own controversy among right-wingers, that title did overperform in red counties, despite seeing most of its business in blue, 56% to 44%.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Both samples found incels to be ethnically diverse as well, despite misconceptions portraying them in the media as white right-wingers.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Outraged right-wingers have undertaken a campaign to reveal the identities of and punish those who have posted reprehensible comments online about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Will Johnson, Time, 1 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk alone has dropped the word more than 30 times on his X account since early 2024, while Joe Rogan has said that its return represents an important win for right-wingers.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2025
Young right-wingers came of age believing strength is being crass, in your face, pushing boundaries.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Monster has debuted into this very fraught political moment where, despite no evidence showing a link between violence and transness, right-wingers have gone to great pains to paint almost every mass shooter who makes front page news as trans in hopes of stripping trans people of their rights.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Naturally, some right-wingers were up in arms about the pick.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
On a Disney movie such as Snow White, which had its own controversy among right-wingers, that title did overperform in red counties, despite seeing most of its business in blue, 56% to 44%.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Both samples found incels to be ethnically diverse as well, despite misconceptions portraying them in the media as white right-wingers.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Outraged right-wingers have undertaken a campaign to reveal the identities of and punish those who have posted reprehensible comments online about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-wingers
conservatives
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Teachers unions, long derided by conservatives as one of the primary vectors of left-wing ideology into public education, have significant influence over the MSBA.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 2026
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After the failure of the Reagan Amnesty to stem the flow, many rank-and-file conservatives no longer trusted Congress or the Executive Branch to safeguard our borders.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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