Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who takes a position in the political center; a moderate.
- adj. Marked by or adhering to a moderate political view: "The deep pool of centrist opinion in the country, that essential guarantee against violent political upheavals, is being dangerously shaken” ( New York Times).
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In the German Reichstag or Imperial Parliament, one of the members of the so-called Center or Ultramontane party.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
- n. A person who advocates centrism.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
- n. a person who takes a position in the political center
Examples
“I object to the term "centrist" Democrats in this article.”
“I look at the term centrist and think of politicians who are afraid to take positions on issues that might cause heartburn with swing voters.”
“And indeed, I think of Gerry Ford as one of a small and diminishing group of what I call centrist Republicans, not necessarily liberal or conservative, but I think centrist.”
“In Cairo, Jihan Moussa, 39, a veiled pharmacist, said she had voted for the Egyptian Bloc which she described as centrist.”
“Perhaps a 'centrist' is someone who would have finished the task in Afganistan and completed the hunt for OBL before launching an unnecessary war in Iraq that was poorly planned and poorly fought and that has proven to embolden our enemies and weaken ourselves.”
“But perhaps more importantly, a 'centrist' is someone who strives objectively to understand the world as it really exists before he acts in it in consequential ways rather than someone who interprets that world through an ideology that ignors inconvenient facts and acts in total disregard of all who question its vision.”
“MJ posted: "But perhaps more importantly, a 'centrist' is someone who strives objectively to understand the world as it really exists before he acts in it in consequential ways rather than someone who interprets that world through an ideology that ignors inconvenient facts and acts in total disregard of all who question its vision.”
“Still, I suppose a centrist is better than a neoclown Jesus freak any day.”
“Eight days later, Rep. John Tanner, another centrist, is joining Moore.”
“The Gang's efforts are often called "centrist" and "bipartisan," too, even though a recent poll reaffirmed earlier figures showing that 77% of Americans are opposed to cutting Social Security.”
The Huffington Post: Richard (RJ) Eskow: Harry's Fight: Mr. Reid and Social Security
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