tentism

English

Etymology

From tent +‎ -ism.

Noun

tentism (uncountable)

  1. (politics, in combination) The act of appealing to a specified group of voters.
    • 2007 September 25, Stephen Tall, “Vince hits out at Gordon’s ‘Big Tentism’”, in Liberal Democrat Voice‎[1]:
      “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.”
    • 2025 September 9, Greg Sanders, Substack‎[2]:
      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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