extremist groups
Fringe ideological organizations
Extremist groups are organizations whose members hold radical political, religious, or social views far outside mainstream society.
The term typically implies willingness to use violence, intimidation, or illegal means to advance their agenda: The FBI monitors extremist groups across the ideological spectrum.
What counts as extremist depends partly on perspective—groups often reject the label as delegitimizing their cause.
- militia groupsArmed civilian organizations
- bombingAttack with explosives
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
- fundamentalistsRigid interpreters of doctrine
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
anarchists · domestic terrorism · white supremacists · far right · nihilists · fascists · jihadists · homegrown · sleeper · terrorist cell · underground network · communists · cell · separatist movements · cults · separatists · martyrdom · supremacist
- groupsteam, teams, club, clubs, gang
- treasontreason, high treason, sedition, turncoat, state betrayal
extremist groupsmoderates
Reduces intensity or extremity
centrists · pragmatists · independents · swing voters · coalition governments
extremist groupspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
community organizations · mediators · diplomatic corps · humanitarian organizations · United Nations
extremist groupsreform movements
Organized efforts for societal change
civic associations · gradualists · lobbying groups · think tanks · charitable foundations