Meaning of tentism | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of appealing to a specified group of voters.

in-compounds, uncountable

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.””

“Trump campaigning could sometimes be more effective on big tentism, note⟳ his shifts on abortion rhetoric and rhetorical moves away from Paul Ryan language on cutting the social safety net. […] Because the genuine risk⟳ of catastrophe from the MAGA side means that the other two aspects, especially small tentism can be disastrous for the center through left coalition due to a shift to competitive authoritarianism.”

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