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1. moderate beliefs, opinions etc
2. a person who has moderate beliefs, opinions etc
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1. moderate beliefs, opinions etc
▷ moderate /ˈmɒd ə rɪt, ˈmɒd ə rətǁˈmɑː-/ [adjective]
having opinions or beliefs, especially about politics, that are not extreme and that most people consider reasonable or sensible :
▪ The new church leaders are more moderate in their plans for reform.
▪ The party’s moderate leadership wants open relations with the West.
▪ Moderate socialists believe in democratic reform rather than revolution.
▷ middle-of-the-road /ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈrəʊd◂/ [adjective]
not including any extreme or important changes, and keeping to ordinary, safe political aims, especially in order to avoid criticism, opposition, or risk :
▪ He made a direct appeal to middle-of-the-road voters.
▪ Lee described her politics as ‘middle-of-the-road.’
▷ middle ground /ˌmɪdl ˈgraʊnd/ [singular noun]
the area of political opinion that most people agree about, even if they support different political parties :
▪ The health care proposal holds the middle ground, and reformers hope it will gain support.
find a middle ground
▪ This issue is so important the two parties are going to have to find a middle ground.
occupy the middle ground
support the opinions of the middle ground
▪ The Social Democrats wanted to occupy the middle ground between the Conservative and Labor parties in Britain.
▷ the centre British /the center American /ðə ˈsentəʳ/ [singular noun]
the area of political opinion between the opinions of the more extreme political parties :
▪ The party has moved towards the centre in recent years.
centre-right/centre-left
having qualities of both the center and the right or left in politics
▪ He will require the backing of the center-left in order to advance his center-right agenda.
2. a person who has moderate beliefs, opinions etc
▷ moderate /ˈmɒd ə rɪt, ˈmɒd ə rətǁˈmɑː-/ [countable noun]
someone who has moderate opinions or beliefs, especially political ones :
▪ A moderate was chosen as the new leader of the right-of-center party.
▪ The government’s new reforms have been generally well received by the moderates.