EXTREMISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("extremism" is a kind of...):

ideology; political orientation; political theory (an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)

Derivation:

extremist (a person who holds extreme views)

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