extremist

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After a couple of romantic times the watchman comes and tells them to lock themselves inside because the extremist are again coming.

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  1. noun One who advocates or resorts to measures beyond the norm, especially in politics.

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  • After a couple of romantic times the watchman comes and tells them to lock themselves inside because the extremist are again coming. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Such attack by the extremist is an invasion of the privacy and freedom of a woman and needs to be condemned. —  rediff.com
  • If the DVD were truly just anti-extremist, they should have drawn a CLEAR distinction in the very beginning between extremists and not just Muslims, but any extremists. —  Qwaider Planet
  • I know, I know, I'm an 'extremist'-talk to me in a few years. —  Latest Articles
  • Nothing exposes a single issue party - extremist or not - quicker and more effectively than engaging them in debate on the full range of issues. —  Army Rumour Service
 

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/ɛksˈtrimɪst/
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