English Explanatory Dictionary

teal independent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

teal independent teal independents

Etymology

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.

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