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Meanings of middle-of-the-road in English

Supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative.

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Examples for "centrist"
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At the same time, Harris's rhetoric and positions are often scrupulously centrist.
The Guardian
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Some have already talked up a purge of centrist MPs and members.
The Guardian
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Franco, a centrist Liberal Party politician, was sworn in on Friday evening.
Reuters
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Style of Politics He's definitely a centrist, in both policy and demeanour.
The South African
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It was just kind of rather centrist and bland to be honest.
Radio NZ
Usage of middle-of-the-road in English
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I don't care what your party affiliation is. He's a middle-of-the-road guy.
The Guardian
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Duke says that his middle-of-the-road strategy clearly won't work any more.
Wired
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In practice, though, the suggestions are a bit more middle-of-the-road than you'd expect.
The South African
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We said, Look, it's not going to be a middle-of-the-road show.
Reuters
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This gives listeners a good middle-of-the-road solution for both sound isolation and fidelity.
Wired
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His politics are middle-of-the-road and his charisma is of the functional, baby-kissing sort.
The Irish Times
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Hollande, a middle-of-the-road disciple of Mitterrand, threatens no such radical departure.
Reuters
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But hurricanes like Harvey and Katrina have woken up middle-of-the-road people.
The Guardian
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He knows how to frame the issues in ways that resonate with middle-of-the-road people.
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
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There is almost definitely a middle-of-the-road compromise to be reached.
The South African
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He was compassionate and clear and a moderate, middle-of-the-road Democrat.
The bridge: the life and rise of barack obama
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His politics have been shaped by the area's middle-of-the-road ways.
Reuters
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One category of profession is driven by the mediocre, the average, and the middle-of-the-road.
The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
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The rest of us have now found a middle-of-the-road voice.
The Irish Times
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It has Old and New Leftist but also middle-of-the-road people.
The new yorker
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That makes it sound a bit middle-of-the-road, but it's a little more than that.
The Irish Times