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CENTRIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who takes a position in the political center
Synonyms:
centrist; middle of the roader; moderate; moderationist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("centrist" is a kind of...):
adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
Holonyms ("centrist" is a member of...):
center (politically moderate persons; centrists)
Derivation:
centrism (a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action)
centrist (supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
Synonyms:
centrist; middle-of-the-road
Classified under:
Similar:
center (of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually)
Derivation:
centrist (a person who takes a position in the political center)
