centrism
or Cen·trism
[ sen-triz-uhm ]
/ ˈsɛn trɪz əm /
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noun
adherence to moderate political views or policies; careful avoidance of any political position that could be construed as too far right or left: Maybe more Americans are conservative than liberal, but I think there's also a tendency toward centrism.The Eisenhower administration's aggressive centrism never challenged the fundamental assumptions of New Deal liberalism.
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Words nearby centrism
centrifuge, centring, centriole, centripetal, centripetal force, centrism, centrist, centro-, centrobaric, centroclinal, centroid
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