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  1. big tentnoun

    A group, philosophy, or social or political movement that encompasses or seeks to attract a broad range of members or constituents.

  2. big tentnoun

    Pertaining to, representing, or advocating such a group, philosophy, or movement.

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  1. Big tent

    A big tent party, or catch-all party, is a term used in reference to a political party's policy of permitting or encouraging a broad spectrum of views among its members. This is in contrast to other kinds of parties, which defend a determined ideology, seek voters who adhere to that ideology, and attempt to convince people towards it.

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  1. Big tent

    In politics, a big tent or catch-all party is a political party seeking to attract people with diverse viewpoints and thus appeal to more of the electorate. The big tent approach is opposed to single-issue litmus tests and ideological rigidity, conversely advocating multiple ideologies and views within a party.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of big tent in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of big tent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of big tent in a Sentence

  1. Briahna Joy Gray:

    The goal of The Sanders campaign is to build a multi-racial, multi-generational movement that is large enough to defeat Donald Trump and the powerful special interests whose greed and corruption is the root cause of the outrageous inequality in America, sharing a big tent requires including those who do not share every one of our beliefs, while always making clear that we will never compromise our values. The truth is that by standing together in solidarity, we share the values of love and respect that will move us in the direction of a more humane, more equal world.

  2. Larry Hogan:

    I'm concerned that my party is no longer a big-tent, Reagan-esque party where we're shrinking and shrinking the base, we're just talking to the hardcore base.

  3. Ocasio Cortez:

    Democrats are a big tent party, i'm not trying to impose an ideology on all several hundred members of Congress. But I do think that once again it's not about selling an ism, or an ideology, or a label or a color, it's about selling Both Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders values.

  4. Peter Feaver:

    He's taking a big tent approach.

  5. Kristen Day:

    In 1996 and several years after that there was language in the Democratic platform that said we understand that people have very differing views on this issue but we are a big tent party that includes everybody and therefore we welcome you -- people like me -- into the party so we can work on issues that we agree on.


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