political center
Neither left nor right
The political center occupies the middle ground between left and right ideologies, favoring moderate positions and incremental change over radical reform.
Centrists often embrace compromise and pragmatism, drawing selectively from both progressive and conservative ideas.
She positioned herself in the political center to appeal to swing voters.
What counts as center shifts over time and varies between countries.
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
- reaching across the aisleCooperating with political opponents
- centrismMiddle-ground political stance
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- middle groundPosition between extremes
common ground · moderation · compromise · meet halfway · split the difference · pragmatism · incrementalism · swing voter · purple state · Overton window · triangulation · mixed economy · social harmony · equidistance · social equity · balanced budgets · tolerance · rational discourse
- ChiyodaImperial Palace, Tokyo Station, Akihabara, government district, moat
- BrasiliaBrasilia, TV Tower
political centerfar right
Extremist conservative ideology
far left · radical right · radical left · extreme right · hard right
political centerradicalism
Pursuit of sweeping change
extremism · revolutionary politics · fanaticism · zealotry · maximalism