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centrist
[ sen-trist ]
adjective
- of or relating to centrists or to their political views; middle-of-the-road.
centrist
/ ˈsɛntrɪst /
noun
- a person holding moderate political views
Derived Forms
- ˈcentrism, noun
Other Words From
- cen·trism noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
She put forward Imamoglu, a mild-mannered centrist, to contest Istanbul’s mayoral race.
The move was in keeping with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s desire for a centrist position.
Bari Weiss, a centrist former Times opinion editor, recently tweeted support for Amash’s idea of forming a new political party.
This moment in our nation is not about left, right, or centrist.
Many business leaders were hoping for a different result—a divided government whose center of gravity would rest with centrists like Romney, Collins, Manchin and Warner.
More centrist Democrats will make a few gestures in the Warren direction, but nothing more.
Another dark horse, Tennessee Senator Al Gore, was finding little traction in his efforts to become a centrist alternative.
The Duchess — more of a mainstream centrist and a bit of a belle-lettrist herself — was totally delightful.
The centrist group thinks they can build centrist grassroots army.
He is running as a centrist alternative to Tea Party-aligned GOP candidate Ben Sasse and Democrat Dave Domina, a trial lawyer.
Only on one of the Centrist benches was any sincere attention paid, like that of eager scholars to their master's explanations.
Besides, Sid and I were the centrist party of two in our fresh-out-of-the-shell Place politics.
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