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Descriptor English: Extremism
Descriptor Spanish: Extremismo
Descriptor extremismo
Entry term(s) radicalismo
Scope note: La celebración de opiniones inmoderadas, anteriormente relacionadas con la izquierda o la derecha del espectro político. El término se usa cada vez más para designar a quienes se adhieren a una forma radical del Islam. (Traducción libre del original: Institute of Race Relations. Definitions. Disponible en: http://bit.ly/1GDAnJd)
Descriptor Portuguese: Extremismo
Descriptor French: Extrémisme
Entry term(s): Radicalism
Tree number(s): SP3.311.750.298.625
Scope note: The holding of immoderate opinions – formerly related to the Left or Right of the political spectrum. The term is increasingly used today to denote those who adhere to a radical form of Islam. (From: Institute of Race Relations. Definitions. Available in: http://bit.ly/1GDAnJd)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
History Note: 2018
DeCS ID: 57399
Unique ID: DDCS057399
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Extremism - Preferred
Concept UI FD00062094
Scope note The holding of immoderate opinions – formerly related to the Left or Right of the political spectrum. The term is increasingly used today to denote those who adhere to a radical form of Islam. (From: Institute of Race Relations. Definitions. Available in: http://bit.ly/1GDAnJd)
Preferred term Extremism
Entry term(s) Radicalism



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