单词 | big tent |
释义 | big tentnoun US : a widely inclusive composition or character that allows people of differing backgrounds, opinions, and interests to be members of a group or organization (such as a political party) … Democratic talk of a big tent was becoming alarmingly familiar as the Party dealt with what amounted to a case of "values" shock—the post-election impression that Democrats keep losing because they have lost touch with mainstream American values. I feel very comfortable in the Republican tent. It's a big tent. It goes all the way from the right, all the way crossing the center line. We have big arguments within the party because we got a big tent … also : a group or organization that has a widely inclusive composition or character When the parties were big tents, you had to make deals within your party in order to govern. … Orthodox Judaism is a big tent that includes both fundamentalists and nonfundamentalists … Irvin and his writers realize that pop music is an awfully big tent, one where greatness can be bestowed not only on the sublime … but on the ridiculous … big-tent adjective … a new big-tent party that could thrive as ethnic and racial minorities become a majority of the electorate. Thrilled as they may still be with their victory, many Democrats are now realizing that … their future depends on a tricky proposition: actually becoming the centrist, big-tent party they've spent two years claiming to be. The label's roster illustrates how country music has become the big-tent genre that rock used to be … Instead, MTV is adopting a big-tent strategy—attempting to practice the musical politics of inclusion by embracing an increasingly wide range of music at the same time. |
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