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Overton window

noun

Etymology

Named after American political scientist Joseph P. Overton (1960–2003), former vice-president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The concept was popularized by the 2010 bestselling novel The Overton Window.

Definitions

  1. The range of ideas that the public will accept, i.e. those ideas that are not considered…

    The range of ideas that the public will accept, i.e. those ideas that are not considered too extreme or radical.

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