mainstream
nounADJ.
cultural, educational, political, etc.
VERB + MAINSTREAM
enter, join | cut sb/sth off from, exclude sb/sth from
These teachers have been cut off from the mainstream of educational activity.MAINSTREAM + NOUN
society | education, schools | parties, politics | art, cinema | media
PREP.
in/within the ~
He was in the mainstream of British contemporary music.| into the ~
This technology was designed for specialists but is now starting to move into the mainstream.| out of/outside the ~
He drifted out of the mainstream of society.PHRASES
part of the mainstream
This style of drama is not part of the mainstream.