- middle of the road
- Date: 1891 a course of action or a standpoint midway between extremes
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
middle of the road
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middle-of-the-road — adj. 1. supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative. Syn: centrist, moderate. [WordNet 1.5] 2. not extreme, especially in political views. [WordNet 1.5] {middle of the roader}, n. {middle of the roadism}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
middle-of-the-road — {adj.} Favoring action halfway between two opposite movements or ideas; with ideas halfway between two opposite sides; seeing good on both sides. * /The men who wrote the Constitution followed a middle of the road plan on whether greater power… … Dictionary of American idioms
middle-of-the-road — {adj.} Favoring action halfway between two opposite movements or ideas; with ideas halfway between two opposite sides; seeing good on both sides. * /The men who wrote the Constitution followed a middle of the road plan on whether greater power… … Dictionary of American idioms
middle of the road — {n. phr.} A way of thinking which does not favor one idea or thing too much; being halfway between two different ideas. * /The teacher did not support the boys or the girls in the debate, but stayed in the middle of the road./ … Dictionary of American idioms
middle of the road — {n. phr.} A way of thinking which does not favor one idea or thing too much; being halfway between two different ideas. * /The teacher did not support the boys or the girls in the debate, but stayed in the middle of the road./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Middle of the road (music) — Middle of the road (MOR) music is a commercial radio format (rather than a musical genre) which encompasses several styles. MOR music is broadly popular music, but not technically avant garde; generally, it is strongly melodic and often features… … Wikipedia
middle-of-the-road — adjective Date: 1894 standing for or following a course of action midway between extremes; especially being neither liberal nor conservative in politics • middle of the roader noun • middle of the roadism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
middle-of-the-roader — middle of the road middle of the road adj. 1. supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative. Syn: centrist, moderate. [WordNet 1.5] 2. not extreme, especially in political views. [WordNet 1.5] {middle of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
middle-of-the-roadism — middle of the road middle of the road adj. 1. supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative. Syn: centrist, moderate. [WordNet 1.5] 2. not extreme, especially in political views. [WordNet 1.5] {middle of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
middle-of-the-roader — noun see middle of the road … New Collegiate Dictionary
