lunatic fringe
members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
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How to use lunatic fringe in a sentence
They are the lunatic fringe minority, much like school shootings in America.
John Avlon, author of Wingnuts: How the lunatic fringe Is Hijacking America, ranks the candidates highest on our Wingnuts Index.
For sure, each of the coalition parties has its lunatic fringe.
Second Amendment advocates mingled with the lunatic fringe, celebrating the American Revolution and Tim McVeigh.
Avlon is the author of Wingnuts: How the lunatic fringe Is Hijacking America.
Roosevelt had, many years before, spoken of the “lunatic fringe” which clings to the skirts of every sincere reform.
Theodore Roosevelt | Edmund Lester PearsonAs I have already said, there is a lunatic fringe to every reform movement.
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British Dictionary definitions for lunatic fringe
the members of a society or group who adopt or support views regarded as extreme or fanatical
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Cultural definitions for lunatic fringe
Derogatory name for the extreme radical members of a group, especially in politics: “The candidate referred to the organization as being on the lunatic fringe of conservatism.” The term was coined by Theodore Roosevelt.
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