centrist

UK /ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/ US /ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/

adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

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

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.

Collocations

ADJ.

democratic, growing

VERB + CENTRIST

am, doesn't, labels, need, ruling, steal

CENTRIST + NOUN

communism, democrats, politician, sentiment

PREP.

from, in

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person who takes a position in the political center

moderate
moderationist

adjective — supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither li

middle-of-the-road

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Growing centrist sentiment threatens to upset America's traditional two-party system.

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His wide-ranging stances on various issues cement him as a centrist.

Tatoeba · #790904

Many commentators regard Obama as a centrist.

Tatoeba · #790905

Growing centrist sentiment threatens to upset the United States traditional two-party system.

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