centrist

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Gillibrand, who has represented New York's 20th district since 2007, is characterized as a centrist Democratic up-and-comer.

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  1. noun One who takes a position in the political center; a moderate.
  2. adjective Marked by or adhering to a moderate political view: "The deep pool of centrist opinion in the country, that essential guarantee against violent political upheavals, is being dangerously shaken” (New York Times).

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  • I have more than a few Republican friends who will disagree with me, but if Obama governs as a centrist -- which is what he ran as, but what many felt his record didn't show (myself included) -- he'll do very, very well. —  AlexRudloff.com
  • But he's also strategic and, as I interpret it, appearing as a centrist is the means by which he positions himself to transform America over the next eight years.
  • Gillibrand, who has represented New York's 20th district since 2007, is characterized as a centrist Democratic up-and-comer. —  Grist - the Latest from Grist
  • The major concern is that Panetta - a former Republican known as a centrist who tends to seek compromise more than he is one to shake things up - will likely find himself as simply another part of the center-right national team Obama is putting together, especially since he will be serving under DNI director Blair. —  Signs of the Times
  • We also know that Obama ran as a centrist, and as someone who believes in neoliberal economic strategies. —  rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
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