antirightist

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noun

A member of the Anti-Rightist Movement, a Chinese movement of the late 1950s involving a series of campaigns to purge alleged "rightists" (those intellectuals who appeared to favour capitalism and were against collectivization) within the Communist Party of China and abroad.

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Meanings

nounantirightist (plural antirightists)

plural antirightists

  1. historicalA member of the Anti-Rightist Movement, a Chinese movement of the late 1950s involving a series of campaigns to purge alleged "rightists" (those intellectuals who appeared to favour capitalism and were against collectivization) within the Communist Party of China and abroad.

Origin

From anti- + rightist.

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Translations

Catalan anti-dretà, anti-dretana
  • anti-dretàmember of the Anti-Rightist Movement
  • anti-dretanamember of the Anti-Rightist Movement
Finnish oikeistonvastainen
  • oikeistonvastainenmember of the Anti-Rightist Movement
Portuguese antidireitista
  • antidireitistamember of the Anti-Rightist Movement
Cite this entry
APA

antirightist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirightist

MLA

“antirightist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirightist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antirightist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antirightist.

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