Definitions

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  • noun 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 take over entirely.

Etymologies

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entry +‎ -ism

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Examples

  • Malcolm moved closer, and as the sun dipped behind the horizon, far to the well metaphorical left, Ethel gasped: 'Now that's what I call entryism by the Hard Left, comrade'.

    British Blogs 2010

  • Malcolm moved closer, and as the sun dipped behind the horizon, far to the well metaphorical left, Ethel gasped: 'Now that's what I call entryism by the Hard Left, comrade'.

    British Blogs 2010

  • When communists work in mass organisations they do not form conspiratorial groups ( "entryism") to subvert them from within or promote their sectarian interests.

    SPEECH BY DUMISANI MAKHAYE, ANC NEC MEMBER, AT THE PARTY SCHOOL OF THE SACP IN MEMORY OF THE LATE SACP VETERAN, ALPHEUS MALIVHA 2002

  • • They became an attractive target for 'entryism' and as soon as the negotiations were over, a large section of their party left to join a different party - the party for whom they had clearly been the agents for some considerable time

    Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty 2010

  • Indeed, one of national anarchists 'principal tactics is called "entryism," defined in one of the movement's how-to guides as "the name given to the process of entering or infiltrating bona fide organizations, institutions and political parties with the intention of gaining control of them for our own ends."

    Indybay newswire hmmmm 2009

  • In political science, this tactic is often referred to to as 'entryism'.

    slackbastard 2009

  • The major political issue here [for voters] will be to say stop to the dominance and hegemony of the monarchy in the political system; to say that after more than fifteen years of “democratic transition”, a term so cherished by the communicators and spin doctors of the Kingdom - and while we expected a shift to a parliamentary monarchy - the entryism of the king's friend is a giant leap backward.

    Global Voices in English » Moroccan Elections: The King’s Party Triumphs 2009

  • On a side note, there have been reports of entryism from both Labour and the Tories; Jim Fitzpatrick reckons Labour are being taken over by islamists, whilst there is concern that the conservatives are being unduly influenced by evangelical christians.

    The real reasons for young people’s political apathy Alix Mortimer 2010

  • It seems a form of entryism, which I rather loathe.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Wikipedia has some examples of entryism more generally, although most are not by groups hostile to the original group, but rather by groups on the fringe of the original group, hoping to hijack it in their preferred direction the canonical example being Trotskyists trying to take over democratic-socialist parties.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Ideological Groups Being Taken Over by Those Hostile to the Underlying Ideology 2009

  • The move is part of what appears to be a coordinated attempt to capture the local Republican party infrastructure, following a far-right strategy of “entryism” into more mainstream political bodies.

    At least 66 members of far-right group in rural Oregon standing for office Jason Wilson 2024

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  • Doctrine of joining a group to change its policies. (from Phrontistery)

    May 24, 2008