noun
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of third way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Phrase guide
Third Way
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noun
Meaning 2
An approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints.
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noun
Meaning 3
An ideology which seeks to find middle ground between right- and left-wing politics, associated during the 1990s with various centre-left political parties in Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Topics: government, politics
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noun
Meaning 4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third, way.
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kolmas tie — approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints
- Finnish: kultainen keskitie — approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints
- French: voie moyenne — approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints
- Polish: trzecia droga — approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints
- Chinese Mandarin: 第三條道路 /第三条道路 (dì-sān tiáo dàolù) — ideology which seeks to find middle ground between right- and left-wing politics