tentism

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of tentism

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (in-compounds, uncountable)The act of appealing to a specified group of voters.
    ““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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Etymology

From tent + -ism.

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