Tentism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"“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.

Related phrases

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