middle-of-the-road
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- adjective
- /ˈmɪdəl əv ðə roʊd/
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moderado
- I stopped watching them years ago in the same way that other middle-of-the-road Americans arrived at the same conclusion.
- a middle-of-the-road position
- a middle-of-the-road approach
It's a very middle of the road film, right?
- It's a very middle of the road film, right?
- And his conservatism is is much more middle of the road on economics.
- And I feel pretty strongly that he would just be sort of a middle of the road player initially.
- I have conservative values, but I am middle of the road.
- You know, there was A and, and to be clear, my politics are very middle of the road.
- I think America should be more middle of the road and not be necessarily more liberal.
- And try and try to to make certain you're scooping up those middle of the road people rather than catering to your base's interests.
- So I've actually, I hosted a debate one time between a paleo person and a Mediterranean person and a middle of the road person.
- Most Americans are are decent, middle of the road people who want to vote for leaders who will not engage either in left wing or right wing McCarthyism.
- No, because since that debate, Tapper has actually obviously been trying to be more middle of the road.
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Many voters prefer middle-of-the-road candidates who represent centrist views.
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I think America should be more middle of the road and not be necessarily more liberal.
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It's a very middle of the road film, right?
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And he spoke about how he thinks middle of the road fashion is dead.
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Wow, what a reasonable middle of the road answer.
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I like to think of myself as a middle-of-the-road type of person.
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If Congress really wanted to do anything useful, they would have looked for middle-of-the-road guys from each party.
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Most Americans are are decent, middle of the road people who want to vote for leaders who will not engage either in left wing or right wing McCarthyism.
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We've got to convince moderate middle-of-the-road Americans to come our way.
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Kennedy's middle-of-the-road stance reflects his background as a moderate California Republican.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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Supporting moderate political views between the left and the right
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Having political views that are not left or right
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Etymology
The phrase middle-of-the-road comes from the simple image of standing in the middle of the road, 'in the center' between two sides. So it describes people, ideas, or policies that avoid extremes and stay moderate or centrist.