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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The conservative or reactionary faction of a group.

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  • noun politics the more right-wing faction of a group or party
  • noun sports the right-hand side of a sports field
  • noun ice hockey the offensive player who plays to the center's right

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged

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