Meanings
- alternativeAlternative spelling of middle of the road.
Even some middle-of-the-road economic commentators have been hyperventilating, saying that she’s essentially calling for price controls, which is odd, because she didn’t say anything like that.
2024 August 19, Paul Krugman, “Kamalanomics, Revealed: A Solid Center-Left Agenda”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesupporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
adjectivenot extreme, especially in political views
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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