MAINSTREAM Definition & Meaning

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mainstream

[meyn-streem]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend.
the mainstream of American culture.
a river having tributaries.
regular school classes or regular schools.
keeping autistic students in the mainstream.

belonging to or characteristic of a principal, dominant, or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc..
mainstream Republicans;
a mainstream artist;
mainstream media.
of, relating to, or characteristic of jazz falling historically between Dixieland and modern jazz; specifically, swing music.

to send into the mainstream; cause to join the main force, group, etc..
to mainstream young people into the labor force.
to place (students with disabilities) in regular school classes.

mainstream

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1. the main current (of a river, cultural trend, etc)
  in the mainstream of modern literature
2. ( as modifier )
  mainstream politics

of or relating to the style of jazz that lies between the traditional and the modern

mainstream

The prevailing current or direction of a movement or influence: “The candidate's speech represented the mainstream thinking on economic policy.”

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First recorded in 1660–70; main ¹ + stream

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And few mainstream politicians would currently suggest allowing more workers from overseas to come to the UK to change that equation.

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She says his mainstream school have been supportive, but her son needs more support than they can offer without an EHCP.

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Unfortunately, too many Americans, especially those in the mainstream news media and the responsible political class, refuse to do so.

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They cast their opponents as dangerous foreign-born criminals and their feckless enablers in the Democratic Party and mainstream media.

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And it has done so via a medium that in its most mainstream form is only about four decades old.

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