Usually means: Indecision; avoiding commitment to sides.
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  1. fence-sitting: Merriam-Webster
  2. fence-sitting: Wordnik
  3. fence-sitting: Dictionary.com
  4. fence-sitting: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. fence-sitting: Wiktionary

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noun:  A state of inaction or indecision over a particular matter, not taking sides and deciding one way or another.

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