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alt-center

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Meaning · English

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.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tập hợp tư tưởng trung dung, đặc biệt là những tư tưởng làm mất đi tính hợp pháp của bất đồng chính trị

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⚠ Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

If Trump’s devoted hype squad of pustulent, oleaginous neo-Nazis can now be euphemized as the “alt-right,” the Eichenwalds and Jefferys of the world might have turned themselves into something similar: an alt-center, pushing its own failed political doctrine with all the same vehemence, idiocy, and

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “alt-center” mean?

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.

Is “alt-center” formal or informal?

alt-center is generally derogatory, slang.

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