entryism

/ ˈɛntrɪɪzəm /

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

Derived Forms

• ˈentryist, nounadjective

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times

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.

From BBC

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.

From The Guardian

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC