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noun
The range of ideas that the public will accept, i.e. those ideas that are not considered too extreme or radical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: window of discourse, opinion corridor
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named 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.
Across languages
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