BIG TENT Definition & Meaning

big tent

noun

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. 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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of big tent¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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I think that this is supposed to be the big tent “We’re for the people” party.

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People are talking about a democratic Tea Party, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it, frankly, even if not all of those candidates win, it sends a message, and it says, “You took the big tent and you just shifted it right, and you left all these people out in the sun.”

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Or, as a student with an American flag and a Jews 4 Civil Liberties sign said of the chant: “I don’t love sharing a foxhole with them. But you’d like there to be a big tent for the extraordinary rendition of journalists.”

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Powder House Park was a convenient place to pitch a big tent, since it sits between the Tufts campus and the liberal yard signs of Somerville, where Ozturk lived.

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The Democratic Party should be a big tent organization, Nellis said, and include both labor and corporate voices because "there aren't enough votes" if one goes too far in either direction.

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