centrist

centrist
centrist 1872, from Fr. centriste, from centre (see CENTER (Cf. center)). Originally in English with reference to French politics; general application to other political situations is from 1923.

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  • centrist — CENTRÍST, Ă, centrişti, te, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. Adept, partizan al centrismului. 2. adj. Care aparţine centrismului, privitor la centrism. – Din fr. centriste, rus. ţentrist (refăcut după centru). Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2 …   Dicționar Român

  • -centrist — [sen′trist] combining form 1. forming nouns a person having (a specified thing) as the center or focus of attention, efforts, etc. [Eurocentrist] 2. forming adjectives CENTRIC (sense 3) * * * …   Universalium

  • cèntrist — m, {{c=1}}v. {{ref}}centraš{{/ref}} …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • centrist — cèntrist m DEFINICIJA v. centraš ETIMOLOGIJA vidi centar …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • centrist — ► NOUN ▪ a person having moderate political views or policies. DERIVATIVES centrism noun …   English terms dictionary

  • -centrist — [sen′trist] combining form 1. forming nouns a person having (a specified thing) as the center or focus of attention, efforts, etc. [Eurocentrist] 2. forming adjectives CENTRIC (sense 3) …   English World dictionary

  • centrist — [sen′trist] n. [Fr centriste: see CENTER & IST1] a person with moderate political opinions and policies centrism n …   English World dictionary

  • centrist — [[t]se̱ntrɪst[/t]] centrists ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Centrist policies and parties are moderate rather than extreme. He had left the movement because it had abandoned its centrist policies. N COUNT A centrist is someone with centrist views …   English dictionary

  • centrist — UK [ˈsentrɪst] / US adjective formal not extreme in your political beliefs Derived word: centrist UK / US noun countable Word forms centrist : singular centrist plural centrists …   English dictionary

  • centrist — noun Date: 1872 1. often capitalized a member of a center party 2. a person who holds moderate views • centrism noun • centrist adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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