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Third way
An approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints.
📖 Definitions of "Third way"
noun
- 1
An approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints.
- 2
An ideology which seeks to find middle ground between right- and left-wing politics, associated during the 1990s with various centre-left political parties in Europe, North America and Australia.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Third way"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| middle-of-the-roadismnoun | The practice of adopting a centrist attitude. |
| moderate | Not excessive; acting in moderation |
| centrismnoun | Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes. |
| mediocratnoun | A politician or bureaucrat of mediocre ability. |
| radical centrismnoun | (politics) Any political philosophy which advocates radical changes and reforms, combining ideas from both left-wing and right-wing ideology. |
| tripartitismnoun | A tripartite approach or policy. |
| third positionistnoun | A person who adopts the Third Position as a political stance. |
| middlenoun | A centre, midpoint. |
| third positionismnoun | Support for the Third Position as a political stance. |
| centristnoun | A person who advocates centrism. |
| alternativistnoun | A supporter of alternativism. |
| alternativismnoun | The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives. |
| both-sidesismnoun | Alternative form of bothsidesism. [A tendency to treat all policy debates as if the opposing sides present equally strong arguments, or are equally valid or equally dangerous.] |
| moderatistnoun | A proponent of moderation; a moderate. |
| third partynoun | (business, commerce) Someone not directly involved in a transaction; an entity beyond the seller (first party) and customer (second party). |
| mediatorshipnoun | mediation |
| shuttle diplomacynoun | (politics) Use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other. |
| multi-perspectivismnoun | Alternative form of multiperspectivalism. [An approach that considers multiple perspectives for understanding of a subject or a problem.] |
| dovenoun | (countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. |
| multiperspectivismnoun | Alternative form of multiperspectivalism. [An approach that considers multiple perspectives for understanding of a subject or a problem.] |
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