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entryism

/ ˈɛԳٰɪɪə /

noun

  1. the policy or practice of members of a particular political group joining an existing political party with the intention of changing its principles and policies, instead of forming a new party
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • ˈԳٰ⾱, nounadjective
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It had been precisely the sort of game that had been anticipated: breathless and absorbing and electric, full of all those flourishes, ideas and experiments that English soccer once would have seen as heresy, a sort of alien entryism, but which are now — thanks in no small part to Guardiola and Bielsa — considered cutting-edge.

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In 2015 and 2016, the two Labour leadership contests in which Jeremy Corbyn ran, much was made about the "entryism" or programme of enlisting new members to vote for the left-wing candidate.

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The move comes as MPs, including some in government, warn that they believe entryism by pro-Brexit supporters at local Conservative associations risks delivering a leader willing to back a hard break with the EU.

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This shift to the right has been exacerbated by blatant entryism.

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But there were claims that the new rules were fuelling "entryism" - allowing other groups to infiltrate the party in an effort to promote their own agenda.

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