horseshoe theory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The theory that the far left and the far right, rather than being at opposite ends of a political continuum, in fact closely resemble one another.

Word forms

horseshoe theory the horseshoe theory

Etymology

Referring to the curved shape of a horseshoe, whose two ends come close to meeting.

Related words

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