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entrism

entrism is the alternative form of entryism.

Meaning of entryism

Noun

entryism (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    • 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.2018 August 19, Heather Stewart, “Brexit: Tory MPs warn of entryism threat from Leave.EU supporters”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2020

Origin of entrism

Borrowed from French entrisme.

Questions about entrism

What is entrism the alternative form of?
Entrism is the alternative form of entryism.

Words near entrism in the dictionary

  1. entrigue
  2. entrigued
  3. entrigues
  4. entriguing
  5. entring
  6. entrism
  7. entrist
  8. entrists
  9. Entro
  10. entrochal
  11. entrochi

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