moderate
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈmɒdərɪt/
:
moderado
- Most people, when pushed, will describe themselves as center or moderate, reasonable.
- moderates and conservatives
- moderates and radicals
- moderates and liberals
Any guy who puts moderate on Hinge is a Republican.
- Any guy who puts moderate on Hinge is a Republican.
- Quit trying to like, there's always this desire to get the moderates and the Republicans to like us.
- Then you have Mike Pence, also deemed by many to be a moderate.
- He actually, he says crazy rhetoric, but he governs like a moderate.
- Yeah, if by some pipe dream Trump decides that he wants to govern as a moderate, great work with him.
- I would draw upon both members of both parties, the the moderates who are going to be able to work together.
Examples
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We need more moderates on his staff.
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The party representing the relative moderates lost more support than was gained by the party representing the relative radicals.
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I'm trying to find a, a moderate voice who I can trust.
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There are lots of moderates left, even in the army.
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Last month, New York inaugurated a new mayor, moderate Democrats and former police captain Eric Adams.
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Second, Guatemala's upper class is becoming divided between political moderates and the extreme Right.
Academic text (1990) -
The gist of Karaganov's arguments, and those of other moderates, is briefly as follows:
Academic text (2015) -
Bernard Lewis attributes the dichotomy between Iranian moderates and extremists to Western political notions.
Academic text (2011) -
The YPG are religiously tolerant moderates who have fought effectively against ISIS with little outside support.
Academic text (2015) -
The committee is looking for a moderate who can bridge the divide between opposing views.
Synonyms
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5.1
People or groups with moderate political views between left and right
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4.2
A person with moderate political views between the left and the right
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4.7
Something that is not extreme in politics or personal tastes
A person who has political views in the middle and avoids extremes
A person who has moderate political views between left and right
Antonyms
- Literature
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6.9
A person with very strong political or religious views who supports radical action
Compounds
- Specialized
A strong wind of about 37 to 44 miles per hour that makes sailing difficult
How Moderate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Moderate comes from the old Latin root mod- and the word modus, meaning 'measure' or 'middle'. A moderate is someone who stays in the 'middle' in politics, not taking extreme sides.