Word family noun centre/center centralization ≠ decentralization centralism centrist adjective central centralized ≠ decentralized centred/centered centrist verb centre/center centralize ≠ decentralize adverb centrally
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcentristcen‧trist /ˈsentrɪst/ adjective PPGhaving political beliefs that are not extreme SYN moderate OPP extremist —centrist noun [countable]Examples from the Corpus
centrist• Dalits are no longer content simply to trade their support to a centrist party, but want to have power directly themselves.• The result increases the likelihood that this year's election will be a victory for centrist politics as usual. 