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MODERATISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moderatism mean?
• MODERATISM (noun)
The noun MODERATISM has 1 sense:
1. a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
Familiarity information: MODERATISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
centrism; moderatism
Hypernyms ("moderatism" is a kind of...):
ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)
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