Definition of lunatic fringe
: the members of a usually political or social movement espousing extreme, eccentric, or fanatical views
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Examples of lunatic fringe in a Sentence
His nomination is opposed by the party's lunatic fringe.
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On the site, the ease with which a person on can be transported from any innocuous search to the lunatic fringe of YouTube is startling.
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Look, over 60 million voters are not a lunatic fringe.
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Some may say the Charlottesville riot was the lunatic fringe of the right and left, with no particular relevance to what falls in between.
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First Known Use of lunatic fringe
1913
LUNATIC FRINGE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of lunatic fringe for English Language Learners
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: the members of a political or social group or movement who have the most extreme or foolish ideas
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