lunatic fringe
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noun
members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism
1910–15, Americanism
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| lunatic fringe | |
| —n | |
| the members of a society or group who adopt or support views regarded as extreme or fanatical | |
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Lunatic fringe
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Cultural Dictionary
lunatic fringe definition
Derogatory name for the extreme radical members of a group, especially in politics: “The candidate referred to the organization as being on the lunatic fringe of conservatism.” The term was coined by Theodore Roosevelt.
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lunatic fringe definition
[IBM] Customers who can be relied upon to accept release 1 versions of software.
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Example sentences
Today, many would dismiss such crudely racist views as belonging to a tiny right-wing lunatic fringe.
There is a lunatic fringe out there that is confused by reality.
It's not down to the range where you say, well, that's the lunatic fringe.
Obviously, none of these firms is in the lunatic fringe, so it is not the case that some applications should be ignored.
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