middle-ground
Neither extreme's territory
Middle-ground is a position between two extremes, especially a compromise that opposing parties can accept.
Political negotiations often seek middle-ground on contentious issues.
There's got to be some middle-ground between complete ban and no regulation at all.
The phrase suggests reasonable accommodation rather than capitulation by either side.
Freedom from prejudice
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- nonpartisanshipAbsence of party affiliation
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
disinterest · unbiased · nonalignment · fence-sitting · uncommitted · independent · centrist · undecided
Resolved dispute or colony
- concessionYielding a point
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
halfway · bargain · deal · adjustment · resolution · reconciliation · quid-pro-quo · rapprochement
State of balance
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- centerMiddle of anything
- meanAverage, or spiteful
- averageArithmetic mean or ordinary
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- facilitationMaking tasks easier
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
go-between · third-party · bridge · peacemaking · dialogue · intercession · buffer · liaison
Shared position between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- concurrenceState of agreeing
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- nonpartisanshipAbsence of party affiliation
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
fairness · disinterest · unbiased · nonalignment · fence-sitting · uncommitted · independent · centrist · undecided · bipartisan
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- concessionYielding a point
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
give-and-take · halfway · bargain · deal · adjustment · resolution · reconciliation · quid-pro-quo · rapprochement · accommodation
equilibrium
State of balance
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- centerMiddle of anything
- meanAverage, or spiteful
average · centrism · temperance · proportionality · equidistance
arbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- facilitationMaking tasks easier
intermediary · go-between · third-party · bridge · peacemaking · dialogue · intercession · buffer · liaison · interlocutor
agreement
Shared position between parties
- accordHarmony between parties
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- unityWholeness through cohesion
concurrence · alignment · overlap · tent-pole · coalition-building
middle-groundextreme
Furthest from moderate
extremism · fringe · polar opposite · pole · absolutism
middle-groundintransigence
Refusal to compromise
inflexibility · hardline · all-or-nothing · stonewalling · brinksmanship
ground, middle, underground, midway, median, midpoint, middling, groundless, middles