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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) A person who holds a moderate position and may be willing to compromise, as opposed to a hard-liner..
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” […]
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Soft-liner means (rare) A person who holds a moderate position and may be willing to compromise, as opposed to a hard-liner..
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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.
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