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oikeistolainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • right adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
  • right wing noun The conservative side of politics, generally favouring free markets, traditional social values, strong national identity and limited state intervention in the economy.
  • rightist noun One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.

Senses

oikeistolainen is used for these senses in English:

  • right (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
  • right-wing (politics) Of political ideologies: typically supporting tradition, social order and property rights, especially conservative, traditionalist, and/or reactionary politics.
  • right-winger (political) A person who belongs to the political right.
  • rightard (slang, derogatory, political) A person of right-wing political views.
  • rightist One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.

right — full definition

  1. adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
  2. adj Positioned on the side opposite to the left; toward the east when facing north.
  3. noun A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something.
  4. adv Immediately, or exactly.
  5. verb To correct something, or to restore something to an upright position.

right wing — full definition

  1. noun The conservative side of politics, generally favouring free markets, traditional social values, strong national identity and limited state intervention in the economy.
  2. adjective Belonging to or characteristic of the conservative side of politics. Usually written right-wing before a noun.
  3. noun In football, hockey and similar sports, the attacking position on the right-hand side of the pitch, or the player filling it.

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