MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROADERS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

middle-of-the-roaders

noun

plural of middle-of-the-roader

as in moderates

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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Rather than nominating firebrand ideologues, the party recruited numerous moderates with track records outside of politics, including in medicine, ministry, the military and even music.

— Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
But as a result of the election last week, the House Republican conference is smaller, with a disproportionate number of moderates and swing-district lawmakers retiring or voted out.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of moderates

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Holding together a caucus that stretches from democratic socialists to centrists is likely to be the first major test for Jeffries, who is poised to become speaker.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
For progressives, deterrence can be more readily accomplished than centrists believe, both because the United States’ existing military power is sufficient and because China is not an aggressive revisionist power like Russia.

— THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

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