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Meaning of entryism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A political tactic by which an organisation or state encourages its members or agents to infiltrate another organisation in an attempt to gain recruits or to encourage an unelectable candidate.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Entrismus
Français entrisme
Bahasa Indonesia entriisme

Examples

“Conservative MPs are warning of a risk of entryism in the party as the pro-Brexit group Leave.EU encourages its supporters to become members in order to back Boris Johnson or Jacob Rees-Mogg in a future leadership contest.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

entryist Entryphone entrypoint entryway ents Entscheidungsproblem

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