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
Both samples found incels to be ethnically diverse as well, despite misconceptions portraying them in the media as white right-wingers.
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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
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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The killing sparked a tense national debate over partisan rhetoric and politically motivated violence, with many conservatives calling for the firing of otherwise non-public figures who celebrated Kirk's death or spoke ill of him in some way.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Both started out as pretty firm conservatives, but eventually saw the court transform into a far more conservative group of justices.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Right-wingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-wingers. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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