centrist
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centrist
- /ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈsen.tɹɪst/ Australia
- /ˈsen.tɹəst/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From French centriste, equivalent to centre + -ist.
adjective more centrist · most centrist
- 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 centrists
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: middle-of-the-road, moderate, moderationist, center, centre, intermediate, compromise, midway, middle, central, temperate, mild, neutral, modest, undecided, median
Translations
Talk about this word "centrist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/centrist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. centrist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/centrist "centrist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/centrist.Cite this
@misc{centrist_2026,
title = {centrist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centrist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
