"right wing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: right wings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} right wing (plural right wings)
  1. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair:
    (politics) The more right-wing faction of a group or party.
    Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-right_wing-en-noun-m3eqHH3q Topics: government, politics
  2. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair:
    (sports) The right-hand side of a sports field.
    Categories (topical): Sports Translations (sport): ala dreta [feminine] (Catalan), oikea laita (Finnish), ปีกขวา (Thai)
    Sense id: en-right_wing-en-noun-Wv7bUSIf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 58 5 16 6 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'sport': 0 66 0 34 0
  3. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair:
    (military) The rightward thrusting force of an advancing army.
    Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-right_wing-en-noun-JNaLVrWm Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair:
    (ice hockey) The offensive player who plays to the center's right.
    Categories (topical): Ice hockey Translations (hockey): oikea laitahyökkääjä (Finnish), oikea laita (Finnish), ailier droit (French), högerytter [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-right_wing-en-noun-O6QI5ekK Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports Disambiguation of 'hockey': 0 0 0 100 0
  5. The wing on the right side of some body, most commonly part of a pair:
    Sense id: en-right_wing-en-noun-Zr72KM3f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: right-wing, right-winger Translations (political): 右翼 (yòuyì) (Chinese Mandarin), oikeisto (Finnish), aile droite [feminine] (French), rechter Flügel [masculine] (German), eite dheas [feminine] (Irish), 右翼 (uyoku) (alt: うよく) (Japanese), 우익 (u'ik) (alt: 右翼) (Korean), 우파 (upa) (alt: 右派) (Korean), വലതുപക്ഷം (valatupakṣaṁ) (Malayalam), prawica [feminine] (Polish), пра́вые (právyje) [masculine, plural, singular] (Russian), derecha [masculine] (Spanish), mrengo wa kulia (Swahili), högerfalang [common-gender] (Swedish), ฝ่ายขวา (fàai-kwǎa) (Thai)
Disambiguation of 'political': 0 0 0 0 0

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        "feminine"
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      "word": "ala dreta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sport",
      "word": "oikea laita"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "sport",
      "word": "ปีกขวา"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hockey",
      "word": "oikea laitahyökkääjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "hockey",
      "word": "oikea laita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "hockey",
      "word": "ailier droit"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hockey",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "högerytter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "right wing"
}

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