CENTRISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does centrism mean? 

• CENTRISM (noun)
  The noun CENTRISM has 1 sense:

1. a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action

  Familiarity information: CENTRISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTRISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

centrism; moderatism

Hypernyms ("centrism" is a kind of...):

ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)

Derivation:

centrist (a person who takes a position in the political center)