right wing
nounDefinition of right wing
1
: the rightist division of a group or party
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: right sense 8
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Other Words from right wing
right-wing
\ ˈrīt-ˈwiŋ 
, -ˌwiŋ \
adjective
, -ˌwiŋ \
adjective
right-winger
\ ˈrīt-ˈwiŋ-ər
, ˌrīt- \
noun
, ˌrīt- \
noun
Examples of right wing in a Sentence
His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing.
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Avedian was wide open on the right wing and Davidian found him. — Glendale News-Press, "Homenetmen men’s team wins Pan-Armenian Games gold," 20 Aug. 2019 His link-up play with substitute Adama Traore was also impressive, the Spaniard posing a threat up and down the right wing. — SI.com, "Wolves 1-1 Man Utd: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Paul Pogba Misses Penalty in Entertaining Draw," 19 Aug. 2019 The fourth-round draft pick (116th overall) in 2014 produced a 11-23—34 line in 77 games last season, often riding right wing on the third line with trade deadline additions Charlie Coyle and Marcus Johansson (now with Buffalo). — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, "Salary arbitration date for Bruins, Danton Heinen set for Aug. 3," 9 July 2019 That explosive evangelical growth has transformed the country’s politics, favoring an increasingly moralistic and fervent right wing. — Andre Pagliarini, The New Republic, "Can Married Priests Help Save the Amazon?," 25 June 2019 In the 29th minute, Mallory Weber dribbled down the right wing and carved her way into the box before being dragged down by Portland’s Celeste Boureille, who was given a yellow card. — Jarrid Denney For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "A mixed bag for Portland: ‘A-Rod’ kept quiet, but Thorns scoreless too in 0-0 draw with Utah Royals," 22 June 2019 What if Coyle is really the answer at No. 2 right wing, and Trent Frederic or Par Lindholm bumps Sean Kuraly up to No. — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, "NHL seeing little movement on restricted free agents," 27 July 2019 Much like their candidate, many of Trump’s most visible and fervent supporters, drawn largely from the nativist right wing, were disposed to wild conspiracy theories. — J.c. Pan, The New Republic, "Democratic Rot and the Origins of American Conspiracism," 3 July 2019 However, the pressure seemed to get to Argentina as captain Roberto Ayala scored an own goal, before Julio Baptista added a second and before 24-year-old Dani Alves came on at right wing, scoring the pivotal third. — SI.com, "5 Classic Clashes Between Brazil & Argentina Ahead of Wednesday's Copa America Semi-Final," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'right wing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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