moderates; centrists
Obsolete political term borrowed from English 'dawk', a blend of 'dove' and 'hawk', used to refer to people with moderate views between doves and hawks.
from English dawk (dove + hawk)
In Cold War-era political commentary, the word 'dawk' was sometimes used to refer to moderates.
Borrowed from English 'dawk', a blend of 'dove' and 'hawk', coined in the context of Cold War politics to describe centrists or moderates. The term is now obsolete.