fencesitter

A noun referring to a person who remains neutral or avoids taking a side, especially in a political or contentious issue.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv für eine Person, die neutral bleibt oder es vermeidet, in einer politischen oder strittigen Frage Partei zu ergreifen.

1. Neutral or uncommitted person B2 informal political

   A person who remains undecided or avoids taking a side, particularly in political or controversial matters.

   • During election season, many candidates try to win over the fencesitters.
   • He's a fencesitter who never voices an opinion on divisive issues.
   • The debate was aimed at convincing the remaining fencesitters to choose a side.
   • She remained a fencesitter until the very last vote.

   🇩🇪Neutraler oder unentschlossener Mensch

   Synonyme: bystanderequivocatorimpartialmoderateneutralnonpartisantrimmeruncommittedundecidedwaverer

   Antonyme: activistpartisanzealot

• fencesitters plural form
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• fencesitter's possessive singular form