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Revision as of 15:52, 28 August 2023

The overton window refers to the range of publicly acceptable political policies on the left-right political spectrum. "Shifting the overton window", means to create space for acceptable policy further to the left or right, and after advocacy, waiting for public opinion to move the same.

The term was coined by Joseph Overton, a 'free-market advocate'.[1]

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