0 a political party or group that includes many different groups or ideas, and so can attract a wide range of supporters:
1 including many different groups or ideas, and therefore able to attract a wide range of supporters:
We are a big-tent organization.
Obama wanted to demonstrate his desire for a big-tent administration that transcended partisan politics.
The Republican party is a big-tent party, and we have a wide range of views.
He is pitching a big-tent government and the new council is his way of establishing closer relations with business.
Tony Blair's big-tent politics promised a glowing future to all kinds of different groups.
Once in its new home and under a big tent, the festival grew dramatically, from its first season audience of 230 to 37,000 in 2010.
Is it not time that we took a serious look at what the banding would be of a big tent?
The modern expression for building consensus is "big tent politics".
I am getting a bit fed up of this big tent philosophy.
It frequently adopts a functional big tent party strategy to win elections.
