the big tent
Slang for "the system" which includes the government and the judicial system, it originally comes from politics where a "big tent" party was set up to attract people with diverse viewpoints. Now it refers to the overall "catch-all system" for example, "Did you see the blogosphere attack the big tent last night? The greenwash analysts are all over it."
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon
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