ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Entryism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Entryism is a noun meaning 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.

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include entrism, infiltrationism, intrusionism, electoralism, interventionism, insiderism.

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