centrist (n.)

"中间派政治观点的人"，1872年，源自法语 centriste，来自 centre（见 center（n.））。最初在英语中与法国政治有关； 对其他政治情况的普遍应用是在1889年。

Where M. St. Hilaire is seen to most advantage, however, is when quietly nursing one of that weak-kneed congregation who sit in the middle of the House, and call themselves "Centrists." A French Centrist is—exceptis eoccipiendis—a man who has never been able to make up his mind, nor is likely to. ["Men of the Third Republic," London, 1873]

然而，圣·伊莱尔先生最擅长的是安静地照顾那些坐在众议院中间、自称为“中间派”的软弱会众之一。 除了占用时间之外，法国的中间派是一个从未能够下定决心，也不可能下定决心的人。 ["Men of the Third Republic," 伦敦，1873]