right of center
Toward the right
Right of center describes political views or positions that lean conservative without being extreme.
It suggests moderate conservatism—favoring traditional values, free markets, or limited government, but not radically so.
The phrase positions someone on an ideological spectrum: She's right of center on fiscal issues but liberal on social ones.
Also written right-of-center when used as an adjective before a noun.
- classical liberalismDoctrine of minimal governance
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- national identityShared sense of nationhood
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
Western heritage · neoconservatism · strong defense · fiscal responsibility · constitutionalism · founding fathers · libertarianism · personal freedom · privatization · law and order · Second Amendment · patriotism · meritocracy · subsidiarity · individual responsibility · centrism · federalism · civic duty
- conservatismconservative, traditionalism, fiscal conservative, small government, free enterprise
right of centerleft of center
Politically progressive-leaning
center-left · left-leaning · liberal · progressive · leftist
right of centerfar right
Extremist conservative ideology
hard right · extreme right · radical right · ultra-conservative · alt-right
right, center, rights, righted, righting, rightful, rightfully, righteous, righteousness