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broad church (複数形 broad churches)

1. (Britain, New Zealand and Australia, politics) A wide scope of political or religious philosophies and ideas.

   The Liberal party in Australia is often described as being a broad church, encompassing conservatives and radicals, wets and dries.

   • 2021 February 2, Katharine Murphy, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     If representation and recruitment is an objective, self-styled mavericks like Kelly and his Queensland sidekick George Christensen have some utility. This duo operates like an extended wink and a nudge; they tell voters the Coalition is a broad enough church to be a home for fringe views.