lunatic fringe

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lunatic fringe

The fanatical, extremist, or irrational members of a society or group.

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lunatic fringe

the members of a society or group who adopt or support views regarded as extreme or fanatical

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

lu′natic fringe′

members on the periphery of any group, as in politics or religion, who hold extreme or fanatical views.

[1910–15]

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lunatic fringe - a political unit with extreme and fanatical views

political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities

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frangia estremista

lunatic fringe

n → Extremisten pl, → radikale or extremistische Randgruppe

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lunatic fringe

n the lunatic fringe → la frangia estremista

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