middle-of-the-roader
- a word derived from middle-of-the-road.
Example Sentences
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Burned by a fierce confirmation fight that rejected Robert Bork, President Reagan picked Anthony Kennedy, a middle-of-the-roader who has played the role of balancer and swing vote.
From Newsweek ● Apr. 10, 2010
Commander in Chief General Abdel Karim Zahreddin, a middle-of-the-roader, tried to get the two factions together in the middle-of-the-road town of Horns.
From Time Magazine Archive
Methodists rate the Bishop high as a preacher, consider him as a middle-of-the-roader on theological and social questions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Founded six years ago, the Minneapolis-based bimonthly has become a handbook for baby boomers, new agers and whole earthers, as well as the odd eclectic middle-of-the-roader.
From Time Magazine Archive
Baker and McBrien agree that a middle-of-the-roader will only enhance drift and decline.
From Time Magazine Archive
