"Right" meaning in English

See Right in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Right [canonical], right [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Right
  1. (politics) The political right wing seen as a whole, as distinguished from an individual right-wing political party. Synonyms (political right): right wing, rightists Translations (right-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding right-wing views as a group): aromatau (Maori)
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