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centre-right

centre-right adjective: leaning to the right but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other rightist variants.

Adjective

centre-right (not comparable)

  1. Leaning to the right but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other rightist variants.

Forms of centre-right

alternative formcenter-right

Origin of centre-right

From centre + right.

Questions about centre-right

What does centre-right mean?
Centre-right means leaning to the right but closer to the centre on the left–right political spectrum than other rightist variants.
What part of speech is centre-right?
Centre-right is an adjective.

Words near centre-right in the dictionary

  1. centre-forward
  2. centre-forwards
  3. centre-half
  4. centre-halves
  5. centre-left
  6. centre-right
  7. Centre-Val de Loire
  8. Centre-West Region
  9. centreback
  10. centrebacks
  11. centrebit

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