the mainstream
noun
: the thoughts, beliefs, and choices that are accepted by the largest number of people
His ideas are well outside the mainstream of political opinion.
the religious mainstream
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Still, the mainstream conservative Christian Democrats are favored to win the election, with the latest polling showing them at 31% support, compared with 20% for the AfD.
AfD was formed in 2013 and has moved steadily to the right.
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Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Polling shows that AfD is the second-most popular party in Germany while the mainstream conservative Christian Democrats are favored to win the upcoming election.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Outkast was just as important, ushering in the mainstream era of Southern rap that dominates hip-hop to this day.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Over the course of eight hours, the show traces a decade in Mussolini’s career, his transition from journalist and political outsider to the head of a populist movement and new political ideology — fascism— that would force itself into the mainstream and seize power.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
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Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Polling shows that AfD is the second-most popular party in Germany while the mainstream conservative Christian Democrats are favored to win the upcoming election.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Outkast was just as important, ushering in the mainstream era of Southern rap that dominates hip-hop to this day.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Over the course of eight hours, the show traces a decade in Mussolini’s career, his transition from journalist and political outsider to the head of a populist movement and new political ideology — fascism— that would force itself into the mainstream and seize power.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
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“The mainstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mainstream. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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