rightism

noun

right·ism ˈrīt-ˌi-zəm

variants often Rightism

: the principles and views of the political Right (see right entry 2 sense 7a)

also : the movement embodying these principles

: advocacy of or adherence to the doctrines of the Right

rightist

ˈrī-tist

adjective

rightist noun

or less commonly Rightist

plural rightists also Rightists

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Some initial pursuits seemed to feint at center-rightism — Everglades restoration, a bump in new teachers’ pay, the appointment of a Democrat to lead the Division of Emergency Management — helping to lift early approval ratings into the 60s. —

Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022 Anti-democratic rightism, or populism, is very different from conservatism. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 June 2021 And more and more, nationalists and populists are succeeding in equating American conservatism with European rightism. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2020 But Isaac’s deeper point is that tribal leftism has not affected Democratic politics the way tribal rightism has infected the Republicans. —

Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 22 Sep. 2017