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middle-of-the-road
[ mid-l-uhv-thuh-rohd ]
adjective
- favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
- of, relating to, or describing a type of popular music that avoids extremes of style and is catchy and tuneful enough to have broad appeal. : MOR
noun
- Also called easy listening. popular music having comparatively conventional, melodic qualities and hence having broad commercial appeal. : MOR
middle-of-the-road
adjective
- not extreme, esp in political views; moderate
- of, denoting, or relating to popular music having a wide general appeal
Derived Forms
- ˈmiddle-of-the-ˈroader, noun
Other Words From
- middle-of-the-roader noun
- middle-of-the-roadism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of middle-of-the-road1
Example Sentences
It was just something he felt he had to say to have credibility with middle-of-the-road voters.
My two favorite tracks on the LP are the only two that successfully avoid this middle-of-the-road approach.
Middle-of-the-road voters just stopped buying right-wing fear-mongering.
They used code for where to meet, and chose middle-of-the-road hotels.
The idea of peace based on a two-state arrangement has become a boring, middle-of-the-road stance in Israel.
Fusion controlled the convention, voting down the "Middle-of-the-Road" group that adhered to independence.
For in 1912 Wilson had been in effect the middle-of-the-road candidate, the conservative liberal.
Present day chemists would acquiesce in this statement after reading Mitchill's "middle-of-the-road" arguments.
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