Definition of "liberal-conservative" [liberal-conservative]

• In Great Britain, belonging to that wing or portion of the Conservative party which is most nearly in accord with the Liberals; occupying a position midway between that of the average Liberal and that of the average Conservative.
• One who occupies the political position defined above. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Voting on race related issues now largely takes place along the liberal-conservative dimension and the old split in the Democratic Party between North and South has largely disappeared."
• "Fact is, Israel has become a liberal-conservative issue in the U.S., with conservatives overwhelmingly supporting Israel, liberals much less so, and liberal intellectuals often hostile."
• "The guy who is a moderate because he wants to be in the middle (and get campaign cash and endorsements from everyone) is not the same as the guy who is a centrist because tries to find new and innovative (Third Way even) solutions to public policy problems and his thinking leads to some proposals different from the usual liberal-conservative positions."