moderantistadj.n.
/ˈmɒd(ə)rəntɪst/, U.S. /ˈmɑd(ə)rən(t)əst/ rare. Now historical.
Characterized by moderantism. Also as n. Cf. Girondist n.
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society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > groups or attitudes right to left > [noun] > moderatism > moderate
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1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 95 Other prominent members of the party whom they loved to stigmatise by the deadly names of Indulgent and Moderantist.
1988 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 60 Suppl. s114 The idea of a ‘natural and necessary alliance between the ruler and the people against every kind of aristocracy’—was contested by other deputies as too ‘moderantist’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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