as in moderate
a person who holds moderate views
since the party's middle-of-the-roaders often lack verve, the activists inevitably nominate some extremist who can't win in the general election
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Some have interpreted November's losses as a call to make more concerted efforts to reach moderates and even those on the right.—
Averi Harper,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025 -
According to The Times, the College of Cardinals can be categorized into five ideological camps: liberals, soft liberals, moderates, soft conservatives and conservatives.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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