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centrism
[
sen
-trist
]
Origin
cen·trist
/
ˈsɛn
trɪst
/
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sen
-trist
]
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noun
1.
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to centrists or to their political views; middle-of-the-road.
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Also,
Cen·trist.
Origin:
1870–75;
<
French
centriste.
See
center
,
-ist
Related forms
cen·trism,
noun
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centrist
(ˈsɛntrɪst)
—
n
a person holding moderate political views
'centrism
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
centrism
1935, from
centrist
(q.v.).
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centrist
1872, from Fr. centriste, from centre (see
center
). Originally in Eng. with ref. to Fr. politics; general application to other political situations is from 1923.
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