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big tent

noun
/ˌbɪɡ ˈtɛnt/US

Etymology

From big (adjective) + tent, originally referring to a large tent set up to hold a public event attended by many people such as a circus or a religious meeting.

  1. derived from tentus
  2. derived from *tenta✻
  3. derived from tente
  4. inherited from tente
  5. compounded as big tent — “big + tent”

Definitions

  1. A group, philosophy, or social or political movement that encompasses or seeks to attract…

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

    • Humanism is an expansive trisyllable, a veritable "big-tent" of a word, sheltering many varieties of performance under its spreading canvas.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA