"political spectrum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: political spectra [plural], political spectrums [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|political spectra|s}} political spectrum (countable and uncountable, plural political spectra or political spectrums)
  1. The various political viewpoints represented as a continuum, ranging from the extreme left to the extreme right. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics Related terms: anarchism, communism, socialism, liberalism, centrism, conservatism, fascism, Nazism Translations (various political viewpoints): espectre polític [masculine] (Catalan), 政治光譜 (Chinese Mandarin), 政治光谱 (zhèngzhì guāngpǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), poliittinen kirjo (Finnish), poliittinen spektri (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-political_spectrum-en-noun-OSktckhz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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