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search  In politics, centrism or the centre is a political
outlook or specific position that involves acceptance or support
of a balance of a degree of social equality and a degree of
social hierarchy; while opposing political changes which would
result in a significant shift of society either strongly to the
left or the right.[1] Centre left and centre right politics both
involve a general association with centrism combined while
leaning somewhat to their respective sides of the spectrum. The
term is often used interchangeably with the Third Way, a
political position popularized by Bill Clinton, Tony Blair and
Paul Keating in the 1990s, whereby policies favored a balanced
approach and the removal of extreme ideologies.    Centrists
usually support to a degree of equal opportunity and economic
freedom. They can generally lean conservative on economic issues
and lean liberal on social issues and sometimes vice versa.
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