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   Right wing

   /ˌrīt ˈwiNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. the section of a political party or system that advocates for free enterprise and private ownership, and typically favors socially traditional ideas; the conservative group or section: "a candidate from the right wing of the party"
   • 2. the right side of a team on the field in soccer, rugby, and field hockey: "he reverted to his normal position on the right wing"
   • ▪ the right side of an army: "at Austerlitz in 1805 he commanded the right wing of the Allied army"

   adjective

   • 1. advocating for or taking measures to promote free enterprise and private ownership, and typically favoring socially traditional ideas; conservative: "their allies are starting to push back against the mostly right-wing criticism"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in sense ‘right side of an army’). The political meaning arose with reference to the National Assembly in France (1789–91), where the nobles sat to the president's right and the commons to the left.

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