Soft-liner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Soft-liner is a noun meaning (rare) A person who holds a moderate position and may be willing to compromise, as opposed to a hard-liner.
Meaning
(rare) A person who holds a moderate position and may be willing to compromise, as opposed to a hard-liner.
Example Sentences
At this node the soft-liners must decide whether to do nothing and stick with the status quo or to open up the political regime.
[…] a realistic deal between “hard liners” and “soft liners” that would result in a sort of limited and explicit “partial-inclusion pact” […]
Word Forms
- soft-liners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include middle-grounder, trimmer, compromiser, sideliner, left-winger, concessionist.
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