political compromise
Meeting halfway politically
Political compromise is an agreement in which opposing parties each concede something to reach a workable solution.
The term carries different connotations depending on who uses it—pragmatists see compromise as essential to governance, while ideologues may treat it as betrayal of principles.
The bill passed only after political compromise on both sides.
To accuse someone of political compromise can suggest they've abandoned their values for expediency.
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- policy reformAmending governmental regulations
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
conciliation · trade-offs · splitting the difference · arbitration · pragmatism · bipartisanship · reaching across the aisle · logrolling · parliamentary procedure · quid pro quo · grand bargain · centrism · common ground · consensus-building · give and take · horse-trading · constitutional amendments · peace agreements
- Antebellum Americaantebellum era, sectionalism, states' rights, Fugitive Slave Act, Kansas-Nebraska Act
- coalitionscoalition government, coalition partner, coalition agreement, coalition building, coalition talks
political compromiseideological purity
Uncompromising commitment to doctrine
political extremism · dogmatism · fundamentalism · intransigence · absolutism
political compromisedeadlock
Mutual blocking, no progress
stalemate · brinkmanship · confrontation · political warfare · obstructionism
political compromiseunilateral action
fiat · mandate · imposition · one-party rule
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