extremist
belonging or pertaining to extremists.
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Other platforms, such as 8chan, are typically where these extremist views originate, but Facebook is how they get distributed to the masses.
Now, extremist activity is increasingly moving out of the public eye, to closed groups on platforms such as WhatsApp or Telegram.
Later, after Olson was pushed out for his extremist views, the Michigan Militia denied that McVeigh was representative of the group.
The Rise of American Militias, From Timothy McVeigh to Kyle Rittenhouse | Nick Fouriezos | September 6, 2020 | OzyCollectively, the committee proposed an array of regulations for Mission Beach, and while the extremists might not have been satisfied, our full board voted overwhelmingly to support the proposal.
There’s a Vacation Rental Compromise on the Table — Take it | Matt Gardner | September 3, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoYet terrorists and extremist groups are gathering strength while the world’s attention and resources are focused on combating the pandemic.
The latest telegrams from Berlin state that the Spartacus (extremist) leaders are in extremis.
Punch, Volume 156, January 22, 1919. | VariousHanged if I can imagine a white-haired, soft-spoken fellow like that as a dangerous Anarchist or extremist.
A Sub and a Submarine | Percy F. WestermanThe first room they entered was that in which Fordyce had interviewed the extremist official.
A Sub and a Submarine | Percy F. Westermanextremist though she be, woman is always consistent in her extremes; hence her power for good and for evil.
Greek Women | Mitchell CarrollThe extremist at once pressed the argument to its utmost consequences.
India, Old and New | Sir Valentine Chirol
British Dictionary definitions for extremist
/ (ɪkˈstriːmɪst) /
a person who favours or resorts to immoderate, uncompromising, or fanatical methods or behaviour, esp in being politically radical
of, relating to, or characterized by immoderate or excessive actions, opinions, etc
Derived forms of extremist
- extremism, noun
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