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centrista

centrist

noun chen-TREES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Centrista is a political noun and adjective describing someone or something belonging to the political centre. It is gender-common — il centrista / la centrista — with the plural centristi (m) / centriste (f). In Italian politics the centre has historically been highly fragmented, making centrista a common but contested label. The seed left gender blank; it is grammatically masculine when referring to a male person.

Examples

"Il partito centrista cercò di mediare tra le due fazioni."

Natural Translation

The centrist party tried to mediate between the two factions.

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