middle-of-the-roader

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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moderate
Noun
  • Or, if the economy slows, unemployment rises and inflation moderates.
    Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The intraparty squabbles between moderates and progressives that have dominated the past decade have given way to different fault lines.
    Charlotte Alter, Time, 19 May 2025
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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 23 May. 2025.

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