big tent

noun

1. a political party's or coalition's policy or doctrine of allowing and encouraging a wide range of beliefs, opinions, and views among its members.

big tent

noun

1. 1. a political approach in which a party claims to be open to a wide spectrum of constituents and groups

   2. ( as modifier )

      big-tent politics

Other Word Forms

• big-tent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of big tent¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Democrats should not, in other words, do what Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin suggested when he told a group that “We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party that’s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over!”

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The topic at hand was Israel, an issue that reliably reveals the fissures within the Democratic big tent.

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Just as Logan Roy’s fanbase includes plenty of people he wouldn’t allow to shine his shoes, John Dutton’s bravura and the rest of his family’s messiness is truly a big tent affair.

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While it's a big tent party, embracing both the left-wing and centrist models won't necessarily work in 2028, when Democrats have to select a standard-bearer and a platform that will force them to choose one ideological path over the other.

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Mr. Roberts argued that to disavow Mr. Carlson would be to give in to a form of cancel culture, and insisted the conservative movement should remain a big tent.

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