centrist
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/ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/
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/ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/ · /ˈsen.tɹɪst/ · /ˈsen.tɹəst/
Definition of centrist
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
“Emmanuel Macron’s ruling centrist party was divided and soul-searching on Wednesday after a strict new immigration law was approved by parliament but contained so many hardline measures that the far-right Marine Le Pen claimed it as an “ideological victory” for her own anti-immigration platform.”
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adj
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Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
“Emmanuel Macron’s ruling centrist party was divided and soul-searching on Wednesday after a strict new immigration law was approved by parliament but contained so many hardline measures that the far-right Marine Le Pen claimed it as an “ideological victory” for her own anti-immigration platform.”
noun
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A person who advocates centrism.
“But to critics like the New York Times's Paul Krugman, Ryan was an obvious con man weaponizing the deficit to hamstring Obama's presidency, weaken the recovery, and snooker Beltway centrists eager to champion a reasonable-seeming Republican.”
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Etymology
From French centriste, equivalent to centre + -ist.
Words you can make from centrist
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7 words6-letter words
28 words- CITERS 8 pts
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4-letter words
56 words- CENT 6 pts
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3-letter words
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2-letter words
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