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extremism

[ ik-stree-miz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a tendency or disposition to go to extremes or an instance of going to extremes, especially in political matters:

    leftist extremism; the extremism of the Nazis.



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Origin of extremism1

First recorded in 1860–65; extreme + -ism
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His conspiracy theories have firmly taken root, and far-right extremism is flourishing.

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"It speaks of what is really bubbling here in this country, and unfortunately we see that manifested in violence, the domestic violent extremism that exists," he told CBS's Face the Nation.

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The scheme places public bodies - including schools and the police - under a legal duty to identify people who may turn to extremism, and intervene in their lives before it is too late.

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We’re living through a time of deep political unrest, with populist movements, democratic backsliding, and extremism rising worldwide.

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There have been growing concerns about political extremism in the United States in the Trump era, especially after rioters stormed the U.S.

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