Overton window
The range of ideas that the public will accept, i.eThe range of ideas that the public will accept, i.e. those ideas that are not considered too extreme or radical.
» Because of the US's Overton window, fairly tame social democratic politicians are labeled "communist."
Meaning
1 sensesThe range of ideas that the public will accept, i.e. those ideas that are not considered too extreme or radical.
Overton-Fenster, Overton Window, Grenzen des Sagbaren
Examples
3 sentencesBecause of the US's Overton window, fairly tame social democratic politicians are labeled "communist."
Subverting norms helps move the Overton window, and the right does this to great effect.
The Overton window in the United States has been artificially shifted further to the right in the last year.
Translations
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Origin
Named after American political scientist Joseph P. Overton (1960–2003), former vice-presidNamed after American political scientist Joseph P. Overton (1960–2003), former vice-president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The concept was popularized by the 2010 bestselling novel The Overton Window.
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Forms
plural: Overton windows| Singular | Overton window |
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