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centrist

or Cen·trist

[ sen-trist ]

noun

  1. (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.


adjective

  1. of or relating to centrists or to their political views; middle-of-the-road.

centrist

/ ˈsɛntrɪst /

noun

  1. a person holding moderate political views
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcentrism, noun
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Other Words From

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Word History and Origins

Origin of centrist1

From the French word centriste, dating back to 1870–75; center, -ist
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Example Sentences

She put forward Imamoglu, a mild-mannered centrist, to contest Istanbul’s mayoral race.

From Time

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.

From Time

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.

From Fortune

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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