Third Way

noun

1. 1. a political ideology that seeks to combine egalitarian and individualist policies, and elements of socialism and capitalism

   2. ( as modifier )

      Third Way government

Example Sentences

Like the horse he rode into Washington — the Democratic Leadership Council, which he co-founded — Clinton advocated a “third way,” distinct from both liberal Democrats and Republican conservatives.

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It’s time to embrace a third way: clear-eyed realism.

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Matt Bennett, a vice president for public affairs at the centrist group Third Way, contested that shutting Mamdani out of the party was justified because of his connection to the Democratic Socialists of America.

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Bennet specifically said that the concern for the pro-business people at Third Way is that parts of the DSA platform could be “very easily weaponized” against other Democrats.

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Centrist groups like Third Way and the Welcome Party, which hosted a gathering of centrist Democrats in 2025, have also often praised politicians like former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V., who finished off his career in the Senate by officially leaving the Democratic Party after years of standing in the way of the Democratic Party’s agenda.

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