adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
centrist
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/
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Australian: /ˈsen.tɹɪst/
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New-Zealand: /ˈsen.tɹəst/
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noun
Meaning 2
A person who advocates centrism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: middle-of-the-road
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a person who takes a position in the political center
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adult, grownup
History
Etymology
From French centriste, equivalent to centre + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: mərkəzçi — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Catalan: centrista — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Dutch: centrist — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Dutch: centristisch — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Esperanto: centrisma — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Finnish: keskustalainen — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- French: centriste — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Galician: centrista — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Georgian: ცენტრისტული (cenṭrisṭuli) — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- German: gemäßigt — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Irish: sa lár — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Italian: centrista — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Polish: centrystyczny — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Portuguese: centrista — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Romanian: centrist — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Russian: центри́стский (centrístskij) — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Spanish: centrista — of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism
- Azerbaijani: mərkəzçi — a person who advocates centrism
- Catalan: centrista — a person who advocates centrism
- Finnish: keskustalainen — a person who advocates centrism
- French: centriste — a person who advocates centrism
- Galician: centrista — a person who advocates centrism
- Georgian: ცენტრისტი (cenṭrisṭi) — a person who advocates centrism
- Italian: centrista — a person who advocates centrism
- Kazakh: орталықшыл (ortalyqşyl) — a person who advocates centrism
- Polish: centrysta — a person who advocates centrism
- Polish: centrystka — a person who advocates centrism
- Portuguese: centrista — a person who advocates centrism
- Russian: центри́ст (centríst) — a person who advocates centrism
- Russian: центри́стка (centrístka) — a person who advocates centrism
- Spanish: centrista — a person who advocates centrism
Real reading context