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noun
An independent politician who espouses environmentally and socially progressive but economically conservative ideas, especially in the context of a group of independent candidates who ran in the 2022 federal election.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australian
Topics: government, politics
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History
Such politicians generally used the colour teal, interpreted by some journalists as a blend of the green of the environmental movement and the blue of the Liberal Party.
