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Definition of Centrism
1. Noun. A political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action.
Generic synonyms: Ideology, Political Orientation, Political Theory
Derivative terms: Centrist
Definition of Centrism
1. Noun. Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Centrism
1. moderate political philosophy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Centrism
Literary usage of Centrism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Same Bed, Different Dreams: America and Japan-societies in Transition by Alan D. Romberg, Tadashi Yamamoto (1990)
"Although centrism has been developed in the form of the modern presidency, ...
Even on foreign policy questions, presidential centrism does not go ..."
2. Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development by Jane L. Parpart, Patricia Connelly, Eudine Barriteau (2000)
"... development thinking and dependency theory — have in common is economism,
centrism and teleology: economism because economic growth is the centrepiece ..."
3. Ethics and Moral Science by L[ucien] Lévy-Bruhl (1905)
"All existing ethics are natural—Comparison of natural ethics with natural
religion—Ethical anthropo- centrism is the latest form of physical and mental ..."
4. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Given the contemporary climate, it is singularly important that such seminars
deal with the problems of nationalism, ethno- centrism, and violence, ..."
5. The Bookman (1908)
"... called "centrism," founded on property in jobs. Jobs are treated as a product
solely of consuming, and therefore belonging exclusively to Consumers. ..."
6. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Frederic Solomon (1986)
"The shared quest for understanding is one that knows no national boundaries, has
no inherent prejudices, no necessary ethno- centrism, and no barriers to ..."
7. National Negotiating Styles edited by Hans A. Binnendijk (1995)
"A similarly useful and relevant study on ethnocentrism is Ken Booth, Strategy
and Ethno- centrism (New York: Holmes and Meier, 1979). 44. Whelan, pp. ..."
8. The Principles of Sociology by Edward Alsworth Ross (1920)
"In these days of close-knit economic inter-dependence among nations and universal
publicity, for a nation to cultivate the naive ego-centrism which ..."
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