[a. F. centriste, f. centre CENTRE: see -IST.] Polit. A member of the Centre Party (in France).
1872. Daily News, 31 July, 5/5. That weak-kneed congregation who sit in the middle of the House, and call themselves ‘Centrists.’
1882. Pall Mall Gaz., 31 Jan., 2/1. A close game was then being played between the Centrists and M. Gambetta.
