An extreme or eccentric minority within society or a group.
极端分子集团，狂热分子集团；极端主义少数派集团
she has been linked with a lunatic fringe of Californian fundamentalists
protest is no longer the preserve of the lunatic fringe
as modifierit is treated by the authorities as an eccentric lunatic fringe organization
Example sentencesExamples
The lunatic fringe that vote for them are more likely to be effective in areas like that.
There are now too many of them to be written off as a lunatic fringe.
Although South Africa has been the victim of sporadic acts of terrorism since the establishment of a black-led government in 1994, they have been dismissed as the work of those on the lunatic fringe of white South African society.
Its enough to make you wonder if all those religions on the lunatic fringe were right about the end of the world being near!
Why do people insist on pandering to the lunatic fringes of society?
Given recent discussions, I'd like to point out that the individual quoted below is typical of only a certain lunatic fringe.
Still, every group has its extreme, uncompromising lunatic fringe.
They will not have the lunatic fringe running the place any more.
Now, every vote counts and even the lunatic fringe enjoys credibility.
Now, apart from a lunatic fringe of right-wing publications and enthusiasts, everybody knows this awful truth.
Both clubs have a sizeable lunatic fringe and the links with Ulster are maintained with the estimated 10,000 nationalists and loyalists who make the trip over the Irish Sea to Glasgow each week.
Of course there is a lunatic fringe to our profession.
If the sane ones know what is good for them, they will have to make some good choices going forward, even to the point of fingering those amongst them who are members of the lunatic fringe.
It cannot be news either that in any human grouping a lunatic fringe is almost guaranteed.
As for the lunatic fringe, they just want a fight.
I no longer have the confidence that the lunatic fringe will remain there.
No one in the streets ever thought there was going to be a confrontation between the lunatic fringes of opposing political groups.
But there is a danger that in focusing on the lunatic fringes of left and right, a rather false impression can be given of what the debates are really about.
It is a reality of American political life that ideologies which would once have been considered part of the fascistic lunatic fringe are now treated with respect and deference in the media and official Washington.
As usual, I think the truth isn't to be found at the extreme ends of views on the subject; the lunatic fringe isn't to be trusted whether they are eco-terrorists or pollution-friendly businessmen.
Definition of lunatic fringe in US English:
lunatic fringe
nounˈˌlo͞onəˌtik ˈfrinj
An extreme or eccentric minority within society or a group.
极端分子集团，狂热分子集团；极端主义少数派集团
she has been linked with a lunatic fringe of Californian fundamentalists
protest is no longer the preserve of the lunatic fringe
as modifierit is treated by the authorities as an eccentric lunatic fringe organization
Example sentencesExamples
Both clubs have a sizeable lunatic fringe and the links with Ulster are maintained with the estimated 10,000 nationalists and loyalists who make the trip over the Irish Sea to Glasgow each week.
No one in the streets ever thought there was going to be a confrontation between the lunatic fringes of opposing political groups.
It cannot be news either that in any human grouping a lunatic fringe is almost guaranteed.
There are now too many of them to be written off as a lunatic fringe.
Now, apart from a lunatic fringe of right-wing publications and enthusiasts, everybody knows this awful truth.
They will not have the lunatic fringe running the place any more.
But there is a danger that in focusing on the lunatic fringes of left and right, a rather false impression can be given of what the debates are really about.
As for the lunatic fringe, they just want a fight.
Given recent discussions, I'd like to point out that the individual quoted below is typical of only a certain lunatic fringe.
As usual, I think the truth isn't to be found at the extreme ends of views on the subject; the lunatic fringe isn't to be trusted whether they are eco-terrorists or pollution-friendly businessmen.
The lunatic fringe that vote for them are more likely to be effective in areas like that.
Although South Africa has been the victim of sporadic acts of terrorism since the establishment of a black-led government in 1994, they have been dismissed as the work of those on the lunatic fringe of white South African society.
It is a reality of American political life that ideologies which would once have been considered part of the fascistic lunatic fringe are now treated with respect and deference in the media and official Washington.
I no longer have the confidence that the lunatic fringe will remain there.
Of course there is a lunatic fringe to our profession.
Its enough to make you wonder if all those religions on the lunatic fringe were right about the end of the world being near!
Still, every group has its extreme, uncompromising lunatic fringe.
Why do people insist on pandering to the lunatic fringes of society?
If the sane ones know what is good for them, they will have to make some good choices going forward, even to the point of fingering those amongst them who are members of the lunatic fringe.
Now, every vote counts and even the lunatic fringe enjoys credibility.