radicalradical2 ●○○ AWL noun [countable] 
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radicals on the extreme left wing of the party—radicalism noun [uncountable]
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- A final recommendation of the consultants was a radical attempt to forge a closer working relationship between the board and staff members.
- Her verbal spontaneity ruffled far too many feathers even if it attracted admiration from thousands of radicals and feminists.
- Millionaires are unlikely to be social or political radicals.
- Prime Minister Stolypin was murdered by radicals in 1911.
- Suddenly the confidence of the new radicals received a body blow.
- The Duma, packed by radicals, was dissolved by the Tsar in 1906.
- Unless it would be for wealthy men interested in acquiring as trophy wives lapsed radicals who look great in workout gear.
- With no real power-base of his own, he was one of the first radicals to suffer disgrace.
THESAURUS► right-wing
Collocations adjective a right-wing person or group wants low taxes, a strong army and police force, and the individual to be free from government interference as much as possible: · right-wing political parties· Some of his supporters are very right-wing.· right-wing policies on gun control
► left-wing adjective a left-wing person or group wants the government to make society more equal by increasing taxes for rich people, and taking control of important industries and services: · a left-wing newspaper· His views are very left-wing.
► green adjective [usually before noun] supporting policies and principles which will protect the environment: · green politicians· the Green Party· The government is under pressure to improve its green credentials (=to seem more like it wants to protect the environment).
► radical adjective supporting political ideas that will involve great change: · radical politicians· a radical economic reform programme
► liberal adjective supporting political ideas that will allow people to have greater freedom: · They want the government to have a more liberal policy on drugs.
► moderate adjective having political opinions which are not extreme: · People generally become more moderate as they get older.· The bill is supported by moderate Republicans.
► extreme adjective having political opinions which are considered to be very unreasonable by many people: · His views on immigration are very extreme.· an extreme right-wing organization
WORD SETS► Groupingsagitate, verbagitation, nounagitator, nounbipartisan, adjectivebipartite, adjectivebloc, nounBolshevik, nouncapitalism, nouncentrist, adjectivecoalition, nouncommie, nouncommunism, nouncommunist, nouncommunist, adjectiveCon, confederacy, nounconfederate, nounconfederation, nouncongress, nounconservatism, nounDem., disloyal, adjectivedissident, noundivide, verbdivisive, adjectivefascism, nounfascist, nounfederal, adjectivefederate, verbfederation, nounfront, nounginger group, nounhegemony, nounheterodox, adjectiveIndependent, nouninfighting, nouninterest group, nounIRA, nounIron Curtain, the, Lab, Labour, nounleftie, nounleftist, adjectiveleft-of-centre, adjectiveleft-wing, adjectivelefty, nounLib Dem, nounLiberal, nounLiberal Democrats, nounLiberal Party, loyalist, nounLuddite, nounmachine, nounmajority leader, nounminority leader, nounmoderate, adjectivemoderate, nounmonarchist, nounmovement, nounnationalism, nounnationalist, adjectivenationalist, nounNazi, nounneutral, adjectivenon-partisan, adjectivepalace revolution, nounparamilitary, adjectivepartisan, adjectivepartisan, nounparty, nounparty political, adjectiveparty politics, nounpinko, nounpro-, prefixpro-choice, adjectiveR, rabble-rousing, nounradical, nounrally, nounreactionary, adjectiverealign, verbrebel, nounrebellion, nounrebellious, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounrepublican, nounrevolt, nounrevolt, verbrevolutionary, adjectiverevolutionary, nounrightist, adjectiveright-of-centre, adjectiveright-wing, adjectiveroyalist, nounseparatist, nounspecial interest group, nounsplinter group, nounsplit, verbsubcommittee, nounsubversion, nounsuffragette, nounsympathizer, nounsympathy, nountendency, nounTory, nounTrotskyite, nountrue-blue, adjectiveUnionist, nounuprising, nounWhig, nounwing, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► dramatic/drastic/radical change
Word family (=very big, especially in way that is surprising)· The Industrial Revolution was a period of dramatic change.
► radical reform (=very big and important changes)· His government adopted a policy of radical reform.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► free· It's believed that pollution can form substances in our body known as free radicals which speed up ageing.· Two hot areas: products for dieters and antioxidants, which are thought to neutralize so-called free radicals that can damage cells.· The mechanism of the process is brought about by the initial ionisation of water and the subsequent production of free radicals.· Left to their own devices, these free radicals cause tissue damage.· Reduced glutathione is known as a major low molecular weight scavenger of free radicals in cytoplasm.· The ones of interest here are a highly reactive chemical species called free oxygen radicals.· However, the products obtained from reactions with halides can be rather surprising - ie the dithiadiazole can trap free radical intermediates.· So could malaria parasites be destroyed by assaulting them with free oxygen radicals?
► political· Millionaires are unlikely to be social or political radicals.· However, psychological, personality-based approaches have also been used to account for the behavior of political radicals.
► young· By the early nineties a significant proportion of young radicals had adopted Marxist ideas.· This was particularly the case on college campuses, where the young radicals of the New Left dominated public debate.· From the early 1890s Marxism caught on among young radicals with remarkable speed.· Tom Hayden recalled the foment in Chicago 28 years ago that propelled him as a young radical into the national spotlight.· Lots of young radicals see Orwell as part of the cold-war anti-Communist gang.
NOUN► student· Much of the empirical research has examined student radicals.· As some one who has experience with other students, what do you hypothesize about the student radicals?· Are student radicals of the left different from student radicals of the right?
WORD FAMILYnounradicalradicalismadjectiveradicalverbradicalizeadverbradically
someone who has new and different ideas, especially someone who wants complete social and political change → conservative: radicals on the extreme left wing of the party—radicalism noun [uncountable]