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rightward

[ rahyt-werd ]

adverb

  1. Also w. toward or on the right.


adjective

  1. situated on the right.
  2. directed toward the right.

rightward

/ ˈɪٷə /

adjective

  1. situated on or directed towards the right
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. a variant of rightwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • w· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rightward1

First recorded in 1805–15; right + -ward
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Public opinion on immigration has taken a sharp rightward turn in recent years, a phenomenon fueled in part by Trump, who has declared an “invasion” at the U.S. southern border.

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Alarmed by the disenfranchisement and rightward turn of young American men, much focus has been placed on how we can make them feel better about life, too often ignoring the misogyny and repression of women’s rights that their conservative shift is fueling.

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For many of the New Yorkers, eschewing Amazon came from a general avoidance of conglomerates and overconsumption, as well as a protest against the rightward political turn of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

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Obernolte was reelected in November during a rightward swing in California, which has nine Republican U.S.

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But now, as the rightward shift of Latino voters has swept a record number of Republican Latino lawmakers into the Capitol — there are now nine who have formed their own caucus — the debate has been resurrected.

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