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Meanings of catch-all in English

Russian
зонтичная партия
Portuguese
pega-tudo
Spanish
partido atrapatodo
Catalan
partit transversal

Political party with a balanced program (or one containing elements of ideologies from across the political spectrum) intended to be competitive among all sections of society.

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зонтичная партия
Synonyms
Examples for "big tent"
Examples for "big tent"
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It was a part of the big tent, curtained off with blankets.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus
2
From the off, I wanted to have them in the big tent.
A journey: my political life
3
I was like a queen in a big tent, wasn't I, dad?
Herb of Grace
4
The lights in the big tent could be seen over the side wall.
Watch Yourself Go By
5
Some one in the big tent was making an announcement in stentorian tones.
The Rose in the Ring
1
What is clear is how they've become the catch-all party that Fianna Fail once were.
The Irish Times
2
The nice thing about being a catch-all party is that very different kinds of people may like you for very different reasons.
The Irish Times
Usage of catch-all in English
1
Creativity is a catch-all term for a variety of distinct thought processes.
The Guardian
2
Oprah announces that self-esteem's gonna be the catch-all phrase in the 1990s.
The new yorker
3
Trump's final point serves as something of a catch-all for his immigration proposal.
Reuters
4
Plan Colombia has become a catch-all phrase for several different strategies.
The Guardian
5
Such catch-all cheerleading does not do anyone any good in the long run.
The Irish Times
6
Naturally, such systems are tagged with that catch-all moniker, The Internet of Things.
Wired
7
It's not just about sitting in TV studios cultivating catch-all politics.
The Guardian
8
I don't think banks can rely on a general, catch-all public intervention, Haben said.
Reuters
9
The universal catch-all and catechism on Harlan's World these days.
Woken furies
10
It's a valid, catch-all description, but it also falls short.
The Irish Times
11
She might have to stop using her version's catch-all name.
Book One: Apotheosis
12
The League has been made a convenient 'catch-all' for all sorts of international actions.
The Peace Negotiations: A Personal Narrative
13
A catch-all decree on 20 June banned 'false news'.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
14
What is clear is how they've become the catch-all party that Fianna Fail once were.
The Irish Times
15
To me, it's a catch-all term that hides a lot of what's really going on.
The Irish Times
16
This is essentially a catch-all sector for firms that do not fit into the mainstream.
The Irish Times