broad church
See also: Broad Church
English
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Noun
editbroad church (plural broad churches)
- (UK, New Zealand and Australia, politics) A wide scope of political or religious philosophies and ideas.
- The Liberal party in Australia is often described as being a broad church, encompassing conservatives and radicals, wets and dries.
- 2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, The Guardian[1]:
- If representation and recruitment is an objective, self-styled mavericks like Kelly and his Queensland sidekick George Christensen have some utility. This duo operates like an extended wink and a nudge; they tell voters the Coalition is a broad enough church to be a home for fringe views.
Synonyms
edit- big tent (US)
Proper noun
edit- Alternative letter-case form of Broad Church