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nouna political party's or coalition's policy or doctrine of allowing and encouraging a wide range of beliefs, opinions, and views among its members. Origin of big tentFirst recorded in 1960–65 OTHER WORDS FROM big tentbig-tent, adjectiveWords nearby big tentbig stick, big stick diplomacy, big stink, big talk, Big Ten, big tent, Bigtha, big-ticket, big time, big toe, big top Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for big tentThe smaller “Flood Wall Street” eschewed the big-tent approach and focused on radical politics and aggressive activism. Occupy Climate Change! Hundreds Blame Capitalism at Flood Wall Street Rally|Jacob Siegel|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST McAuliffe is a big-tent Democrat who stands four-square in favor of both corporations and people. The Dems’ Fork in the Road|David Frum|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST While Gingrich remains a caustic conservative, he seems to be edging toward a big-tent philosophy. Newt Gingrich: Republicans Can’t Win Just By Beating Up Hillary Clinton|Howard Kurtz|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST To compete with Netanyahu, Labor's calling for a "big-tent" party and is wooing former Kadima leader Tzipi Livni. Bread And Butter Take Center Stage|Shira Herzog|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for big tent
noun- a political approach in which a party claims to be open to a wide spectrum of constituents and groups
- (as modifier)big-tent politics
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