🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Entrismo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ẽˈtɾiz.mu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Entrism/ˈɛn.trɪ.zəm/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O entrismo é uma técnica política utilizada por muitos grupos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A political strategy where individuals or groups join a larger party to exert influence over its policies and direction.

    "The activists employed entrism to shift the party's stance on environmental issues."
  2. 2

    The practice of infiltrating an organization to promote a specific agenda.

    "Entrism was criticized by some members who felt it undermined the party's integrity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'entrism' is derived from the French word 'entrisme', which emerged in the early 20th century within political discourse, particularly among socialist and communist movements. It refers to the strategy of entering a larger political party to influence its policies from within.

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