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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Mamdani’s win is not representative of mainstream Democrats and certainly not of moderates in middle America.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Sliwa’s path to victory is narrow in the overwhelmingly Democratic city, resting on his ability to secure the GOP vote with his tough-on-crime message and Noo Yawk attitude, while picking up moderates who don’t want to elevate Mamdani or return Cuomo to power.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Originally thought by analysts to be too liberal to be an effective leader, her legacy is ultimately that of a centrist and legislative pragmatist.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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But centrists responded by arguing that sparking a civil war over reopening the government wouldn’t help the Democratic Party in the long term.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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