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centrism

or Cen·trism

[ sen-triz-uhm ]

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noun

adherence to moderate political views or policies; careful avoidance of any political position that could be construed as too far right or left:
Maybe more Americans are conservative than liberal, but I think there's also a tendency toward centrism.
The Eisenhower administration's aggressive centrism never challenged the fundamental assumptions of New Deal liberalism.

The plain fact of the matter is centrism works nowhere in America.

Then came accusations of centrism—now a dirty word in a party with an energized left flank.

The “Euro-centrism” reflected in our views of World War II carried over into the Cold War.

With a Hillary Clinton candidacy more likely than not, centrism and triagulation will be the order of the day.

Although few would have predicted it in 1992, Hillary has become the preeminent symbol of Democratic centrism.

Was there any knowledge accompanying this colossal conceit—this ego-centrism of his?

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