antiextremist

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anti- +‎ extremist

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antiextremist (comparative more antiextremist, superlative most antiextremist)

  1. Countering or opposing extremism.
    • 2007 June 2, Jane Perlez, “A Journey to, and From, the Heart of Radical Islam in Britain”, in New York Times[1]:
      On the other side, Mr. Husain says he has been approached by British government officials, asking whether he wants to join their antiextremist efforts, a move that would almost certainly cast him in parts of Britain’s diverse Muslim community as a government stooge.

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Noun[edit]

antiextremist (plural antiextremists)

  1. One who opposes extremism.

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