as in moderate
avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas
several centrist candidates were elected, apparently in a reaction against the extremists
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as in reformer
a person who holds moderate views
the centrists will most likely rally behind the candidate who favors reforming the government program—not abolishing it entirely
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Recent Examples of centrist
Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Their father, Grady Means, worked in the administration of President Gerald Ford as an assistant to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, a political centrist.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 May 2025
Still, Europe’s centrists will take reassurance from Mr. Carney’s victory in Canada, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s convincing reelection last weekend.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
However, centrists showed the most slippage, from a +2 percent net approval rating last month, to a -12 percent net approval rating this month.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Vatican experts have considered Leo XIV more of a centrist than his liberal-leaning predecessor, but also mirrors Pope Francis’ championing of the poor.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Their father, Grady Means, worked in the administration of President Gerald Ford as an assistant to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, a political centrist.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 May 2025
Still, Europe’s centrists will take reassurance from Mr. Carney’s victory in Canada, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s convincing reelection last weekend.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
However, centrists showed the most slippage, from a +2 percent net approval rating last month, to a -12 percent net approval rating this month.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Adjective
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AbbVie's performance, when initially compared to the benchmark S&P 500 index across the aforementioned parameters, appears moderate.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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While improvements in jobs and wages would likely underpin a moderate economic recovery, Akazawa said that risks remained in consumer sentiment and consumption from sustained price hikes.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Achieving social control is a central theme of China's AGI pursuit.—
Didi Kirsten Tatlow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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One of these, Tycho crater, will make for an excellent telescope target at this time, as a lip of the 53-mile-wide (85 km) distinctive central impact peak casts strong shadows over the interior of the depression.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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“Centrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centrist. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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