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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Noun
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Frightened moderates begged the president to dump the idea.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026 -
While House Democrats did pass numerous bills to address these topics, Senate moderates proved difficult to persuade.—
Gary M. Segura,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Austria's three-party centrist coalition is now joining the trend.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The March 24 paper comes from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a centrist, nonpartisan think tank in the nation’s capital.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Middle-of-the-roader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-of-the-roader. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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