"draadsitter" meaning in All languages combined

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          "ref": "1998 May 13, news.iop.co.za, “SARFU”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet):",
          "text": "Silas Nkanunu - vice President under Luyt, last week was the only time he stood up to Luyt and that was when he was sure of Luyt's demise, in my opinion a bit of a 'draadsitter'",
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          "ref": "2000 December 28, Ron McGregor, “Re: Who said what?”, in soc.culture.zimbabwe (Usenet):",
          "text": "It is now very un-PC to attribute this comment to Humpty-Dumpty, who, as we all know, was male, white and middle-aged. And the only proof that he wasn't an Afrikaans pale male is the fact that he was a wall-sitter instead of a draadsitter.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2004 February 18, Max, “Re: They forgot a few things...”, in soc.culture.south-africa.afrikaans (Usenet):",
          "text": "u better decide who you´re going to join, the peckies or the boers, the englishmen will never amount to anything. draadsitter.",
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        "A fence sitter."
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        "(South Africa, chiefly politics) A fence sitter."
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