rightists
Those opposing progressives
Rightists are people who hold right-wing political views—generally favoring tradition, limited government intervention in the economy, and established social hierarchies.
The term appears most often in political commentary and historical contexts: Rightists clashed with leftists in the streets.
It's more common in formal or international contexts than in casual American speech, where "conservatives" is preferred.
Advocates for gradual change
- RepublicansConservative American party members
- ToriesBritish conservative faction
- reactionariesThose opposing progressive change
- neoconservativesHawkish right-wing interventionists
paleoconservatives · monarchists · nationalists · hawks · libertarians · traditionalists · fundamentalists · populists
Preference for existing institutions
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
nationalism · traditionalism · laissez-faire · individualism · protectionism · isolationism · nativism · originalism
Devotion to one's homeland
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- religiosityDevotion to faith
- pietySincere religious devotion
orthodoxy · conformity · hierarchy · order · authority · duty · reverence · morality
Loyalty to one faction
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- caucusParty selection meeting
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
filibuster · gerrymandering · lobbying · donors · primaries · platforms · incumbents · majorities
Removing governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
tariffs · subsidies · hawkish · interventionism · non-interventionism
conservatives
Advocates for gradual change
- RepublicansConservative American party members
- ToriesBritish conservative faction
- reactionariesThose opposing progressive change
neoconservatives · paleoconservatives · monarchists · nationalists · hawks · libertarians · traditionalists · fundamentalists · populists · authoritarians
conservatism
Preference for existing institutions
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
- libertarianismMinimal-government political philosophy
neoliberalism · nationalism · traditionalism · laissez-faire · individualism · protectionism · isolationism · nativism · originalism · paternalism
patriotism
Devotion to one's homeland
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- religiosityDevotion to faith
piety · orthodoxy · conformity · hierarchy · order · authority · duty · reverence · morality · customs
partisanship
Loyalty to one faction
opposition · filibuster · gerrymandering · lobbying · donors · primaries · platforms · incumbents · majorities · polarization
deregulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- federalismDivided governmental authority system
sovereignty · tariffs · subsidies · hawkish · interventionism · non-interventionism
- Political Factionsconservatives, Republicans, GOP, Tea Party, fiscal conservatives
rightistsleftists
Political progressives collectively
left-wingers · socialists · progressives · liberals · communists
rightistsprogressives
Social reform advocates
reformers · revolutionaries · radicals · liberals · change agents