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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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of extremism1

First recorded in 1860–65; extreme + -ism
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He was referred to the Prevent, a counter extremism programme in January 2024, by his sister where officers carried out a three week "detailed assessment" of Dighton.

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She’s an expert on extremism and a professor at Georgia State University.

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MI5 had told me he was an agent in 2020 while trying to stop me running a news story about the man's extremism.

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Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said there was no evidence Ojiri supported any form of extremism but that his conduct undermined the detection of terrorist financing.

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The office’s mission has changed overnight, with a pivot away from focusing on domestic extremism, especially far-right movements.

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