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noun

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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Why is this happening now? Trouble has been brewing since Barnier, a conservative, was asked by Macron, a centrist, to lead a minority government after his gamble to call a snap election ended in effective deadlock. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 Democrats have long looked at Collins’s seat as a flip opportunity, but the centrist has scored decisive reelection wins against rivals across the aisle. Julia Manchester, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024 France government collapses again:prime minister forced out Bayrou, 73, like Barnier, is a political centrist. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 Nathan Laine / Bloomberg via Getty Images Macron shunned the leftists, who won the most seats without securing a majority, and instead tapped Barnier, who was able to cobble together enough conservatives and centrists to govern without an absolute majority. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for centrist 

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“Centrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centrist. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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