antiradicalism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ radicalism

Noun[edit]

antiradicalism (uncountable)

  1. Opposition to radical ideologies.
    • 2010, Paul S. Boyer, Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, The Enduring Vision Since 1865, page 691:
      Wartime antiradicalism crested in a postwar Red Scare. (Communists were called “reds” because of the red flag favored by revolutionary organizations.)
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