centrist
Other forms: centrists
A centrist is someone who has very moderate political views. Most centrists are against any big political shifts — either to the left or to the right.
Some politicians like to describe themselves as centrists because it makes them sound very reasonable and balanced. In reality, centrists are rare in politics, since people tend to have strong opinions about issues including taxes, the size of government, and inequality. Centrist comes from the French centriste, ultimately from the Latin centrum, "center."
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a person who takes a position in the political centersynonyms: middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist
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supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservativesynonyms: middle-of-the-roadcenterof or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually
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First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is working to ensure his mother's reelection; but when he falls for his old rival, the Prince of Wales, they unintentionally spark an international incident.
Dianne Feinstein – American, Democratic, bipartisan, and moderate politician – became the first female mayor of San Francisco (1978–1988), the first California female U.S. senator, the longest-serving U.S. senator from California, and the longest-tenured female U.S. senator in history (1992–2023). The 1978 assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk led to the beginning of Feinstein's national political career as mayor of San Francisco. Her six-decade-long career built a significant record of legislative achievements across a wide range of issues, which include: authoring the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, mentoring many other female politicians, and helping to improve civil rights, gun control, automobile fuel efficiency, gay rights, national and state parks, AMBER Alert System, drug trafficking, cybersecurity, sex abuse and trafficking, immigration, national security, chemical, pharmaceutical, and food safety, as well as combating wildfires and drought. This tribute highlights Feinstein's illustrious political career through quotes and biographical information.
American jurist, attorney, and politician, Sandra Day O'Connor was Reagan-nominated and unanimously Senate-confirmed as the first female Supreme Court Justice, serving from 1981 to 2006. Prior to the Court, she held high-level judicial and state senate positions in Arizona. As a moderate conservative on the Supreme Court, she wrote majority opinions in numerous landmark cases on abortion, affirmative action, sex discrimination, voting rights, and the 2000 presidential decision, Bush v. Gore. Justice O'Connor was known for clear-eyed judicial reasoning, consensus building, and civility. After retirement, she advocated tirelessly for judicial independence, civics education, and the Rule of Law. In 2009, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This tribute highlights O'Connor's achievements through news articles, biographical information, and quotes.