Definition of Extremism

1. Noun. Any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies.

Generic synonyms: Ideology, Political Orientation, Political Theory
Derivative terms: Extremist

Definition of Extremism

1. Noun. extreme ideas or actions ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Extremism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Extremism

extreme programmer
extreme programmers
extreme programming
extreme right-winger
extreme sport
extreme sports
extreme unction
extremely
extremely high frequency
extremely low frequency
extremeness
extremenesses
extremer
extremes
extremest
extremism (current term)
extremisms
extremist
extremists
extremital
extremitas
extremitas acromialis claviculae
extremitas anterior
extremitas inferior
extremitas inferior renis
extremitas inferior testis
extremitas posterior
extremitas sternalis claviculae
extremitas superior
extremitas superior renis

Literary usage of Extremism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. "Foreigners Out": Xenophobia and Right-wing Violence in Germany by Holly Cartner (1992)
"Mr. Uhrlau expressed fear that Germany would continue to experience a dramatic rise in right-wing extremism for the foreseeable future. ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"He therefore dismisses as incorrect extremism the pure ... Similarly, he dismisses the functional extremism of Catholicism and Humanism on the Right, ..."

3. Germany for Germans: Xenophobia and Racist Violence in Germany by Maryellen Fullerton (1995)
"GROWTH OF RIGHT-WING extremism The German government has reported a phenomenal increase in right-wing and xenophobic violence in the last decade. ..."

4. South Korea: A Country Study edited by Andrea M. Savada, William Shaw (1997)
"Political extremism and Political Violence The deliberate use of violence, including occasional assassination, to express or advance political goals was ..."

5. Special Operations Forces: Roles And Missions In The Aftermath Of The Cold War by Wayne A. (FRW) Downing (1996)
"... Ethnonational Violence, Religious extremism, and State Disintegration: Threats to American Interests Abroad? Richard H. Shultz, Jr. Five years after the ..."

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