rightwing
Politically traditional side
Rightwing describes political positions that emphasize tradition, free markets, limited government, and social hierarchy—the conservative end of the political spectrum.
The term comes from seating arrangements in the French Revolutionary assembly, where conservatives sat to the president's right.
Rightwing media, rightwing policies.
Often hyphenated as right-wing, especially as an adjective before a noun.
Cautious about altering customs
- RepublicanGOP party member
- ToryBritish right-wing partisan
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
- neoconservativeHawkish interventionist ideology
libertarian · hawkish · Thatcherism · Reaganomics · paleoconservative · Tea Party · GOP · traditionalist
Unregulated private exchange
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- privatizationState sells public assets
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
supply-side · trickle-down · austerity · fiscal conservatism · neoliberalism · entrepreneurship · corporatism · anti-union
Devotion to one's homeland
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
protectionism · jingoism · America First · border security · anti-immigration · ethnonationalism · national identity · ultranationalism
Inherited cultural legacy
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- religious conservatismDevout resistance to change
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- traditional marriageCustomary male-female union
orthodoxy · cultural preservation · customs · piety · social order · hierarchy · authority · patriarchy
Powerful lifter or despot
- militarismPro-force national policy
- fascismUltranationalist dictatorial political system
- autocracyRule by one
- anti-democraticOpposing rule by citizens
illiberalism · dictatorship · totalitarianism · statism · command · control · police state · martial
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- RepublicanGOP party member
- ToryBritish right-wing partisan
- reactionaryAnti-progress political stance
neoconservative · libertarian · hawkish · Thatcherism · Reaganomics · paleoconservative · Tea Party · GOP · traditionalist · constitutionalist
free-market
Unregulated private exchange
- laissez-faireNoninterference in commerce
- privatizationState sells public assets
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
capitalism · supply-side · trickle-down · austerity · fiscal conservatism · neoliberalism · entrepreneurship · corporatism · anti-union · economic liberty
patriotism
Devotion to one's homeland
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
isolationism · protectionism · jingoism · America First · border security · anti-immigration · ethnonationalism · national identity · ultranationalism · chauvinism
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- religious conservatismDevout resistance to change
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
traditional marriage · orthodoxy · cultural preservation · customs · piety · social order · hierarchy · authority · patriarchy · gender roles
strongman
Powerful lifter or despot
- militarismPro-force national policy
- fascismUltranationalist dictatorial political system
- autocracyRule by one
anti-democratic · illiberalism · dictatorship · totalitarianism · statism · command · control · police state · martial · surveillance
rightwingleftwing
Politically progressive orientation
left-wing · leftist · liberal · progressive · socialist
rightwingprogressive
Favoring reform and innovation
permissive · countercultural · egalitarian · feminist · secular
rightwingsocialist
Proponent of collective ownership
collectivist · statist · Marxist · communist · anti-capitalist