Distinguished from leftist or left-wing. Rightist (also, The Right) is for family, home, language, industry, charity, work, nation, heritage, building, civilization and freedom. A leftist destroys learning, civilization and industry, tears down art, music and heritage, exhorts sloth and loafing and sets up favors and privileges for classes or groups (such as communists or minorities). Right-wing may sound sectional; Nationalist is best.

a member of a right wing political party

believing in or supporting tenets of the political right