Tentism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of appealing to a specified group of voters. in-compounds, uncountable
"“I am concerned about what I would regard as big tentism – this attempt to get everybody into the same fold. I think it is an attempt to create – in the nicest possible way – a one-party state.”"
Example
More examples"“I am concerned about what I would regard as big tentism – this attempt to get everybody into the same fold. I think it is an attempt to create – in the nicest possible way – a one-party state.”"
Etymology
From tent + -ism.
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