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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