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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Party strategists say the calendar will spotlight unions, Southern Black voters and swing states worth 43 electoral votes, requiring progressives and moderates to tailor messages and campaign efficiently.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The Democratic National Committee is expected to vote on Saturday to approve the new order of states for the 2028 presidential nominating process as progressives and moderates grapple over the party's direction in the midterms.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of moderates

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NPAs are hungry to elect centrists who believe that compromise is not a dirty word.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
But those who stand outside of it—call them centrists, liberals, or traditional progressives—are undoubtedly the duller ones.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026

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