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Noun: moderatism
  1. A political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
    "The candidate's moderatism appealed to voters from both major parties";
    - centrism

Derived forms: moderatisms

Type of: ideology, mythos, political orientation, political theory

Encyclopedia: Moderatism