**centrist**: CENTRISTS espouse a "[middle ground]" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor [government intervention] and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. Centrists pride themselves on keeping an [open mind], tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.
*A centrist may say something such as the following: Abortion should be legal, but only in certain situations such as the woman having [conceived] during rape or not having the financial ability to pay for the baby, as well as others.
"I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.~[Evelyn] [Beatrice] Hall*
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