Centrism

/ˈsɛntrɪzəm/ noun

Definition

A political philosophy or ideology advocating moderate policies between extremes; the principle of balancing or centralizing power toward the middle.

Etymology

From centre (center) plus -ism suffix. Developed in 19th-century political discourse to describe centrist political movements that rejected both far-left and far-right positions.

Kelly Says

Centrism is the only major political ideology that's often criticized for not having a clear positive identity—centrists are defined by what they're not (not radical) rather than what they are, which is why it's politically paradoxical.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማዕከላዊነት
ma-ek-la-wi-net
ARالعربية
وسطية
was-tawiyya
BNবাংলা
কেন্দ্রবাদ
kendro-baad
CACatalà
centrisme
sen-trist-me
CSČeština
centrismus
cen-tri-smus
DADansk
centrisme
sen-trist-me
DEDeutsch
Centrismus
zent-ri-muhs
ELΕλληνικά
κεντρισμός
ken-tris-mos
ESEspañol
centrismo
sen-tree-smo
FAفارسی
مرکزی
mar-kazi
FISuomi
keskisuuntaus
kes-ki-swee-n-taus
FRFrançais
centrisme
san-tristm
GUGU
કેન્દ્રીયતા
ken-dhr-i-yaata
HAHA
centrism
sen-trist-ism
HEעברית
מרכזיות
merkaz-iyut
HIहिन्दी
केंद्रवाद
ken-dhr-vaad
HUMagyar
centrizmus
cen-tri-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
pusat
pu-sat
IGIG
centrism
sen-trist-ism
ITItaliano
centrismo
chen-trist-mo
JA日本語
中心主義
chūshin-shugi
KKKK
орталықтық
orta-lyq-tyq
KMKM
ក្នុងចំនោះ
knuŋ cham-noːh
KO한국어
중심주의
jungsimjuyi
MRMR
केंद्रवाद
ken-dhr-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
pusat
pu-sat
MYမြန်မာ
ဗဟိုစွမ်း
ba-ho-swaun
NLNederlands
centrisme
sen-trist-me
NONorsk
centrisme
sen-trist-me
PAPA
ਮੱਧਵਾਦ
madh-vaad
PLPolski
centronizm
cen-tro-nizm
PTPortuguês
centrismo
sen-trist-mo
RORomână
centrism
sen-trist-ism
RUРусский
центризм
trentrizm
SVSvenska
centrism
sen-trist-em
SWKiswahili
centrism
sen-trist-ism
TAதமிழ்
மையவாதம்
mai-ya-vaad-am
TEతెలుగు
కేంద్రవాదం
ken-dhr-vaadam
THไทย
ศูนย์กลาง
sun-yai-klang
TLTL
sentro
sen-tro
TRTürkçe
merkezcilik
mer-kez-chi-lik
UKУкраїнська
центризм
trentrizm
URاردو
مرکزیت
mark-zi-t
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa trung tâm
chhu-nghia trung-tam
YOYO
centrism
sen-trist-ism
ZH中文
中心主义
zhōngxīn zhǔyì
ZUZU
icentrism
i-sen-trist-ism

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