centrism

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/ˈsɛnˌtrɪz(ə)m/

noun

Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.

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bothsidesismmoderatism
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Meanings

nouncentrism (countable and uncountable, plural centrisms)

plural centrisms

  1. countableuncountableAny moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.

    Synonyms: bothsidesism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes.

Similar
bothsidesism

More synonyms by meaning

nouna political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action

Similar
moderatism
Broader
political orientationideologypolitical theory
Also see
moderatism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From centre + -ism.

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Translations

Arabic وَسَطِيَّة
  • وَسَطِيَّة (wasaṭiyya)moderate political philosophy
Catalan centrisme
  • centrismemoderate political philosophy
Chinese Mandarin 中間派 /中间派
  • 中間派 /中间派 (zhōngjiānpài)moderate political philosophy
Dutch centrisme
  • centrismemoderate political philosophy
Finnish keskustalaisuus, sentrismi
  • keskustalaisuusmoderate political philosophy
  • sentrismimoderate political philosophy
French centrisme
  • centrismemoderate political philosophy
German Zentrismus
  • Zentrismusmoderate political philosophy
Italian centrismo
  • centrismomoderate political philosophy
Japanese 中道政治
  • 中道政治 (chūdōseiji)moderate political philosophy
Korean 중도주의
  • 중도주의 (jungdojuui)moderate political philosophy
Latvian centrisms
  • centrismsmoderate political philosophy
Polish centryzm
  • centryzmmoderate political philosophy
Portuguese centrismo
  • centrismomoderate political philosophy
Russian центри́зм
  • центри́зм (centrízm)moderate political philosophy
Spanish centrismo
  • centrismomoderate political philosophy
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa trung dung, chủ nghĩa trung gian
  • chủ nghĩa trung dungmoderate political philosophy
  • chủ nghĩa trung gianmoderate political philosophy
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APA

centrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrism

MLA

“centrism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centrism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centrism.

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