big tentism en · NOUN
Etymology
From big tent + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The act of appealing to as many different groups, philosophies, and ideologies as possible.
“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.”
2007 September 25, Stephen Tall, “Vince hits out at Gordon’s ‘Big Tentism’”, in Liberal Democrat Voice:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| big-tentism | alternative | lexicographic |