centrist
UK/ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/
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Australia/ˈsen.tɹɪst/
centrist adjective: of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
Adjective
centrist (comparative more centrist, superlative 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.2023 December 19, Angelique Chrisafis, “France passes controversial immigration bill amid deep division in Macron’s party”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Noun
centrist (plural 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.2018, Ezra Klein, “Paul Ryan's Long Con”, in Vox.com
- “To me, centrists can go fuck themselves,” said Léa Zimmerman, 34. “They’re fucking useless, they don’t stand for anything, and if they do stand on something, it’s pathetic. I’m done with pathetic, performative people.”2026 June 28, David Smith, “Will the Mamdani effect make 2028 the year of the leftwing president?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
centrist meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
centrist in Tamil
- மையவாதி
centrist in Urdu
- سینٹرسٹ, سنٹرسٹ, مرکزیت پسند
centrist in Bengali
- সেন্ট্রিস্ট
centrist in Telugu
- సెంట్రిస్ట్
More languagesFewer languages
- centrist in Malayalam
- സെന്റ്രിസ്റ്റ്
- centrist in Kannada
- ಸೆಂಟ್ರಿಸ್ಟ್
- centrist in Punjabi
- ਕੇਂਦਰਵਾਦੀ, ਸੈਂਟਰਿਸਟ
- centrist in Nepali
- सेन्ट्रिस्ट
Forms of centrist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more centrist |
| superlative | most centrist |
| Noun | |
| plural | centrists |
Origin of centrist
From French centriste, equivalent to centre + -ist.
Words formed from centrist
Questions about centrist
- What does centrist mean?
- Centrist means of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
- What is centrist in Tamil?
- Centrist in Tamil is மையவாதி. See Centrist meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is centrist?
- Centrist can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce centrist?
- Centrist is pronounced /ˈsɛn.tɹɪst/ (UK).
Words near centrist in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: centrist (page history and authors); centrist (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrist (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrist (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrist (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrist (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrist (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrist (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); centrist (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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