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alt-center

noun

Etymology

From alt- + center, an abbreviated form of alternative center, modelled on alt-right and alt-left.

  1. derived from κέντρον
  2. derived from centrum
  3. derived from centre
  4. inherited from center
  5. formed as alt-center — “alt- + center”

Definitions

  1. A set of centrist ideologies, especially those that delegitimize political dissent and…

    A set of centrist ideologies, especially those that delegitimize political dissent and sometimes rely on conspiracy theories, and whose presence is mainly confined to the Internet.

    • Now there's been a spate of stories talking about the "alt-left" and even the "alt-center."
    • Instead, pundits dismiss the idea of elites as such by trafficking in this silly, alt-center notion that the left and right are chasing equally fictitious boogeymen.

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