mainstream
C1UK /ˈmeɪnstriːm/US /ˈmeɪnstriːm/
Meaning
adjective
considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people
“mainstream culture/politics”
noun
the ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people; the people whose ideas and opinions are most accepted
“His radical views place him outside the mainstream of American politics.”
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