as in conservative
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-winger
Cleaning up the courts So the next justice will likely be a right-winger, too.
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Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Bass’ absence from the city soon caught the eye of right-wingers, with Spencer Pratt, who ran against her in the nonpartisan primary election, and Steve Hilton, who is running for governor, among those critiquing her.
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Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Alex Freeman is a 21-year-old right-winger for Villarreal in Spain's La Liga.
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Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Gratified right-wingers closely examined the charges and pointed to the prosecution as validation of their belief that conservative Christians across America are being oppressed by violent left-leaning protesters.
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Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Baehr, a right-winger in soccer, scored six goals and had eight assists in her senior season.
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Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
For decades, right-wingers have put all things PBS on the chopping block to save money, or make way to fund other items that politicians value more.
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Tommy Foltz,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Bass’ absence from the city soon caught the eye of right-wingers, with Spencer Pratt, who ran against her in the nonpartisan primary election, and Steve Hilton, who is running for governor, among those critiquing her.
—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Alex Freeman is a 21-year-old right-winger for Villarreal in Spain's La Liga.
—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Gratified right-wingers closely examined the charges and pointed to the prosecution as validation of their belief that conservative Christians across America are being oppressed by violent left-leaning protesters.
—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Baehr, a right-winger in soccer, scored six goals and had eight assists in her senior season.
—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
For decades, right-wingers have put all things PBS on the chopping block to save money, or make way to fund other items that politicians value more.
—
Tommy Foltz,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for right-winger
conservative
Noun
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Vermeule—a former clerk for Scalia—proposes that conservatives should read the Constitution’s ambiguous phrases and general structure in an openly moral way, drawing on principles grounded in the nature and purposes of government.
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In her final opinion as a Supreme Court justice in 2005, Sandra Day O’Connor – a judicial conservative – reflected on the importance of church-state separation to guarantee full religious freedom.
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“Right-winger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-winger. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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