(Used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm.
A person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action.
1 The extremist group, Islamic State, has said it was behind both attacks.
2 South Africa has not been a target of extremist attacks so far.
3 She said it was hard to pin point people with extremist views.
4 A Sunni extremist group, the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq, was blamed.
5 Bizarrely, far right extremist Neil Erikson was reportedly marched away by police.
6 The extremist group made the claim Tuesday via its Aamaq news agency.
7 Are the returnees the pawns of political extremist provocateurs ahead of elections?
8 However condemning extremist Muslims and reaching out to non-Muslims is not enough.
9 Plus, extremist groups are experts at going underground to escape public scrutiny.
10 They were members of the ruthless Islamic extremist group called Boko Haram.
11 It was not clear if he had links to any extremist group.
12 Intimidation of voters by extremist religious or separatist groups is another worry.
13 He came across as neither a brooding loner nor a religious extremist .
14 This seems to be a key driver behind recruitment by extremist organisations.
15 At least some of the attacks were blamed on Buddhist extremist groups.
16 He was also cautioned to ignore content of extremist organisations and individuals.
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